Hacker News with Generative AI: Traffic

Why do NYC drivers waste two hundred million hours a year circling the block? (newyorker.com)
New York’s problem is that it doesn’t have enough parking and it has too much parking.

Traffic, Parking, Urban Planning

15 points by haltingproblem 10 days ago | 1 comments

Changes since congestion pricing started in New York (nytimes.com)
Almost immediately after the tolls went into effect Jan. 5 — charging most vehicles $9 to enter Manhattan from 60th Street south to the Battery — they began to alter traffic patterns, commuter behavior, transit service, even the sound of gridlock and the on-time arrival of school buses.

Traffic, Transportation, New York, Congestion Pricing

442 points by Vinnl 10 days ago | 706 comments

MTA says tolls keeping 82k drivers a day out of Manhattan (gothamist.com)

Traffic, Transportation, Policy

5 points by geox 39 days ago | 1 comments

Publishers say traffic to their sites has plummeted due to Google AI Overviews (bloomberg.com)
In the absence of clear answers from Google, creators have struggled to discern how much of their pain is due to AI Overviews or due to other changes in search.

Google Search, AI, Publishing, Traffic, News

19 points by coloneltcb 46 days ago | 7 comments

It would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own (substack.com)

Traffic, Infrastructure, DIY, Personal Projects, Humor

58 points by sebg 46 days ago | 45 comments

Honking Complaints Plunge 69% Inside Congestion Pricing Zone (thecity.nyc)
Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January launch of congestion pricing, data reveals — with New Yorkers’ beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year.

Traffic, Congestion Pricing, Urban Planning

7 points by JumpCrisscross 62 days ago | 0 comments

Honking Complaints Plunge 69% Inside Congestion Pricing Zone (thecity.nyc)
Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January launch of congestion pricing, data reveals — with New Yorkers’ beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year.

Traffic, Congestion Pricing, Data Analysis, Urban Planning

6 points by PaulHoule 64 days ago | 1 comments

European-alternatives.eu Experiencing Massive Traffic Increase Since January (mastodon.social)

Europe, Social Media, Mastodon, Traffic, Websites

87 points by pentacent_hq 73 days ago | 40 comments

NYC's Congestion Pricing Hits Revenue Target, Continues to Prove Doubters Wrong (jalopnik.com)
Data from the first month of New York City's congestion pricing scheme proves that it's still an undisputed success.

Traffic, New York, Urban Planning, Transportation Policy, Economics

14 points by rntn 88 days ago | 0 comments

Writing a tech blog people want to read (seangoedecke.com)
My blog has gotten a lot of traffic in the last few months1. Here’s what I think I’ve been doing that’s working, and a few things that have been surprising to me. It’s a bit self-indulgent to write a meta post like this, but that’s what blogs are for.

Blogging, Content Creation, Writing, Technology, Traffic

38 points by gfysfm 118 days ago | 3 comments

NYC Congestion Pricing Tracker (congestion-pricing-tracker.com)

Traffic, Data Visualization, Transportation

361 points by gotmedium 137 days ago | 616 comments

Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts? (bloomberg.com)
They save lives, reduce traffic delays and cut emissions. Still, communities often resist them. Can cities get drivers to turn the corner on circular intersections?

Traffic, Transportation, Engineering, Urban Planning, Public Safety

6 points by toomuchtodo 137 days ago | 17 comments

NYC Congestion Pricing Set to Take Effect After Years of Delays (bloomberg.com)
Congestion pricing will finally take effect on Sunday in New York City, though its long-term future still remains uncertain.

Traffic, Transportation, Policy, Economics

30 points by karma_daemon 139 days ago | 21 comments

Guardian audience editor says Bluesky delivering more traffic than X (pressgazette.co.uk)
The audience editor for Guardian Australia has said that its posts to the new social network Bluesky delivered more referral traffic to theguardian.com in its first week on the platform than its posts to X have in any week in 2024.

Social Media, News, Journalism, Traffic, Bluesky

13 points by aspenmayer 174 days ago | 4 comments

NYC getting queue jump traffic lights to speed up bus service (wrrv.com)
Things are about to look much different at select New York intersections.

Transportation, New York, Traffic, Public Transportation

6 points by geox 187 days ago | 1 comments

India is turning into an SUV country (economist.com)
GETTING TO BANGALORE, India’s startup capital, is easy: arrive at the gorgeous new garden-themed terminal, collect your bags, and zip down the buttery smooth National Highway 44 into the city. Getting around Bangalore is another matter. It is the most heavily gridlocked city in India, with average speeds during rush hour of 18kph (11mph), according to TomTom, a navigation-technology firm.

India, Transportation, Traffic, Cities, Urban Planning

8 points by alephnerd 189 days ago | 1 comments

Jaywalking legalized in New York City (theguardian.com)
Jaywalking – that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light – is now legal in New York City.

Laws, Traffic, Urban Planning

296 points by Thomashuet 205 days ago | 358 comments

Jaywalking Legalized in New York City (abc7ny.com)
NEW YORK CITY -- Jaywalking -- that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light -- is now legal in New York City.

Law, Traffic, Urban Planning

9 points by philip1209 206 days ago | 0 comments

How much traffic does a #1 spot on HN typically bring? (ycombinator.com)
Always wanted to know that. Has there already been a "#1 link on HN made my server crash" situation ?<p>thanks in advance

Hacker News, Traffic, Server Load, Web Development

9 points by BaudouinVH 224 days ago | 9 comments

How Much Traffic a $6 VPS Server Can Handle? (youtube.com)

VPS, Web Hosting, Server Performance, Traffic, Cost

7 points by devarifhossain 230 days ago | 0 comments

Main Character Syndrome (aeon.co)
Driving on one of New York’s poorly maintained and crowded roads, I found myself in a situation one can more safely observe through numerous YouTube ‘bad driver’ videos: a driver for whom all other traffic apparently ceased to exist confidently pulled into a lane I already happened to occupy.

Traffic, Psychology, New York

5 points by bookofjoe 233 days ago | 0 comments

"Traffic Violence": The Grifters Go After Cars (albertcory50.substack.com)
I first saw this term on Hacker News. It made me vomit, and of course the defenders gave the usual accusations and evasions:

Traffic, Urban Planning, Social Commentary, Grifters

14 points by AlbertCory 242 days ago | 17 comments

Man dies after being knocked down by woman on scooter (abc7.com)
A man died after he was knocked down by a woman riding a scooter in Koreatown, and his family is hoping the public can help police identify her.

Accidents, Traffic, Crime, Los Angeles

32 points by lxm 243 days ago | 32 comments

I-80 reopens after Tesla Semi EV fire shuts down Sierra freeway. Batteries smold (sacbee.com)

Traffic, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Accidents, California

3 points by bigtex 275 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I80 closure in CA as hazmat response halts traffic (cbsnews.com)

Tesla, Traffic, Accidents, California, Transportation

21 points by heavyset_go 277 days ago | 12 comments

Robocars improve traffic even when most cars around them are driven by people (theconversation.com)

Self-Driving Cars, Traffic, Transportation, Technology

19 points by gmays 287 days ago | 18 comments

He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers [video] (youtube.com)

Humor, Traffic, Social Media, Viral Content

69 points by guiambros 312 days ago | 29 comments

Safer roundabouts are replacing traffic signals (2023) (urbanismspeakeasy.com)

Urban Planning, Traffic, Safety, Infrastructure

56 points by bookofjoe 314 days ago | 83 comments

Why does traffic bottleneck on freeways for no apparent reason? (2009) (engineering.mit.edu)