브리즈우드의 교통 체증 지점: 개선을 위한 솔루션

### 브리즈우드 개선: 교통 흐름과 경제 활력의 균형 맞추기
* 🚦 펜실베이니아주 브리즈우드는 교통 체증 지점으로 악명이 높아 운전자들이 마을을 우회해야 하는 곳으로, **연간 520만 명의 운전자에게 영향을 미칩니다.**
* 🛣 이 도시는 **워싱턴 DC와 볼티모어에서 피츠버그까지 주요 노선을 연결**하지만, 독특한 신호등 교차로로 인해 교통 체증이 심합니다.
* 🔧 전문가들은 과도한 토지나 교통 신호 없이도 교통 흐름을 개선하기 위해 **다이아몬드 또는 클로버 리프 디자인**과 같은 보다 효율적인 인터체인지를 만들 것을 제안합니다.
* 🚛 트럭이 브리즈우드 교통량의 **36%**를 차지하는 상황에서 막힘 지점을 해결하면 **연간 14만 시간 이상과 900만 달러의 운영 비용**을 절감할 수 있습니다.
* 🏙 그러나 교통량 감소로 인한 비즈니스 손실에 대한 현지의 우려는 **도로 설계를 개선하면서 경제 활력을 유지하는 균형 잡힌 접근 방식**의 필요성을 강조합니다.
* 🚶 ↪f_200D↩♀️ 제안된 솔루션에는 보행자 접근성을 높이기 위해 **30번 도로를 재설계**하고 교통 흐름을 원활하게 하기 위해 **로터리를 구현**하는 것이 포함됩니다.
* 📉 도로 다이어트를 통해 차선을 줄여 보도와 자전거 도로를 만들면 **브리즈우드를 방문하는 사람들이 그냥 지나치지 않고 멈춰서도록 유도**하여 방문객을 더 매력적으로 만들 수 있습니다.
* 🔄 펜실베니아 턴파이크 위원회는 교통 상황과 목적지로서의 마을의 매력을 모두 개선하기 위해 **I-70과 연결되는 도로를 건설**하기 위해 논의 중입니다.

브리즈우드의 교통 혼잡은 인터체인지 재설계와 30번 국도 개선으로 접근성을 개선하여 완화할 수 있습니다.

there's a lot going on in this photo, but what's not immediately obvious is that it actually shows an infamous traffic choke point. Zoom out and you can see why this route connects DC and Baltimore with Pittsburgh and goes all the way through the Midwest. To connect from this highway to this one, drivers have to take about a 3 to 4-mile-long detour through the center of this town, Breezewood, Pennsylvania. It's one of just a few interstates in the US with traffic lights. The commercial corridor around this interchange has become a meme on American car-centric culture, depicting a detour that stops the flow of traffic for roughly 5.2 million drivers every year at its worst, creating congestion that spans miles. But if you take that traffic away, what happens to the town? We really need to balance how to retain the economic vitality of Breezewood while mitigating the negative impacts of vehicles, so we asked an expert to fix this choke point. So the simplest solution for driver efficiency would be to create an

interchange at this location where the turnpike meets Interstate 70. An interchange like a diverging diamond or a clover leaf. Diverging diamond interchange is where a freeway meets a major roadway. It reduces a lot of the conflicts between vehicles that are going between the two roadways. A Cloverleaf, however, is a more traditional interchange. This has eight ramps with four circular ramps and four direct ramps, which allow vehicles to go from one road to another in any direction. Both of these interchanges could go here where the roads intersect to build a diverging diamond interchange. What we would need to do is cross over the flows at this point and bring them back here at this point. But this interchange would require traffic signals, which we're trying to avoid, and a lot of land, which there isn't enough of. So what about a clover leaf? We would have those circular ramps connecting. This would allow movement between the two roads from any direction to any direction, reducing the interchange length in each direction by up to

roughly 4 miles challenge would be how it would interact with this local Road, how we could potentially avoid conflict with some of the existing properties and structures that are in that area. But there's another solution that's even simpler, and it only needs two ramps. So, the first would be a ramp that connects the turnpike to I70 southbound, and one that connects I70 traffic towards the turnpike. It allows movement between both roads in all directions with only two ramps, as opposed to an interchange at this location, which would require eight ramps in order to provide that same level of connectivity. This shortens the west and eastbound movements by about 1 to 2 miles. This would allow vehicles to move from one road to another without interacting with traffic lights, which would be helpful for all drivers, especially trucks. On average, trucks make up about 12% of traffic on rural interstates across the country, but trucks made up 36% of daily traffic in Breezwood last year. So, fixing the choke

point is expected to dramatically reduce their drive time and operating costs by over 140,000 hours and $9 million a year. But there's a reason Breezwood doesn't have a direct interest. Change decades ago. The 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act prevented a direct connection between I70 and the Turnpike because the Turnpike was a toll road. The federal government would not pay for that interchange because at the time an interstate could not end into a paid toll road. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is obligated to collect tolls, so it couldn't stop collecting them in order to get the federal funding, and it also didn't fund The Interchange itself. But Breezwood isn't the only place with loopy detours meant to send people through a toll booth with toll roads. It's advantageous to have all vehicles exiting and entering the toll road cross through one unified point, which is the toll plaza. Having to send traffic through one point resulted in these twisting and turning interchanges all over the country. Now with electronic

tolling that can be placed almost anywhere. Road design can be streamlined. A lot of these interchanges could be fixed in a similar manner to the bypasses shown at Breezewood. So instead of building an interchange, State Highway officials at the time used federal funds to extend I-70 North past the turnpike, ending at Route 30, and the traffic began there. There were a few attempts to address the congestion in Breezewood, but building a bypass was off the table, largely due to local opposition. Breezewood's economy was built on being a pit stop for travelers; it's the self-proclaimed town of motels. So locals fear that taking away the traffic would prevent potential patrons from visiting the businesses, threatening the town's very existence, which has happened before. Towns along Route 66 like Amboy in California and Teola in Oklahoma dwindled after Interstate 40 was built, bypassing the historic road. As a result, less traffic meant less customers, and those businesses declined to a point where they had to close. But

Fixing the interchange for travelers doesn't have to mean the end of Breezewood. We still want to have traffic go through that area for drivers to take breaks or visit the businesses, but we also want to improve the Route 30 Corridor so it's less auto-centric, which means redesigning Route 30. So, what we would like to do along Route 30 is essentially reconfigure the roadway to make it easier to make left turns and to allow pedestrians to walk between the different establishments in Breezewood. Step One: turn this into a roundabout. So, the benefit of the roundabout is that it allows drivers to make all movements without having to stop at a traffic signal, and it signals to drivers that they're entering a slower, calmer area. Step Two: Implement what's known as a road diet on this stretch of Route 30, which involves replacing at least one lane with other features like sidewalks and bicycle lanes. This is how a road diet was implemented in Charlotte, North Carolina. They took away one lane in each

Direction and replace that with a two-way left turn lane in the middle, a bicycle lane on either side, and then a mid-block crossing to allow folks to cross from one end to another. So, what would a road diet look like in Breezewood? This portion of Route 30 is six lanes, so when there's congestion, it's hard to make left turns into nearby businesses. Also, with six lanes, no sidewalks, and no crosswalks, it's nearly impossible for pedestrians to cross from one establishment to another. But with a bypass in place, traffic on Route 30 would decrease. Inase So Vesh would get rid of one lane and replace it with sidewalks on either side and add a two-way left turn lane in the middle that's divided by a mid-block crossing, essentially to allow pedestrians to go from one end to another. But the town needs more than just redesigned roads. Many of the businesses that once lined Route 30 have shut down, in part because even with 5 1/2 million drivers passing

through many aren't stopping. In 2017, the American Transportation Research Institute found that 80% of truck drivers didn't pull over in Breezwood. By removing a lot of the through traffic with an interchange south of Breezwood and by improving the overall character of Route 30, the hope is that this could attract a lot of people who want to go to Breezwood as a destination rather than being forced to drive through there. People have long complained about the congestion here. In 1999, one Wall Street Journal reporter wrote, There's no breezing through Breezwood. Now the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says it's in conversation with local stakeholders about building a connection to I-70. A lot of cities were designed like this in the mid-1900s to be very auto-centric. That's why looking at this photo of Breezwood is like looking at truck stops and towns across America. So you don't have to go to Breezwood to know what it feels like to be there and

you don't have to look too far to find ways to make it better. Over the last few years, we've gained more knowledge on how to improve roads, make them more human-centric, and make them really support the residents, visitors, and businesses in the cities that they serve.

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펜실베이니아주 브리즈우드의 교통 체증 지점

펜실베이니아주 브리즈우드는 고속도로와 신호등으로 이루어진 독특한 구조로 인해 연간 520만 명의 운전자에게 정체를 유발하는 악명 높은 교통 체증 지점입니다.

이 마을의 상업 통로는 자동차 중심 문화와 이로 인한 혼란스러운 우회로로 인해 밈이 되었습니다.

운전자 효율성을 개선하기 위해 제안된 솔루션에는 차량 충돌을 줄이고 교통 흐름을 간소화하기 위해 턴파이크와 70번 주간 고속도로 교차로에 다이아몬드 또는 클로버리프 인터체인지가 포함됩니다.

턴파이크와 I70 사이의 교통 흐름 간소화

새로운 솔루션은 턴파이크와 I70을 연결하는 2개의 램프를 제안하여 8개의 램프 인터체인지의 필요성을 줄입니다.

이 변경으로 서쪽 및 동쪽 방향 이동 거리가 1~2마일 단축되어 신호등 없이도 교통 흐름을 원활하게 할 수 있을 것으로 예상됩니다.

이 수정안은 트럭 통행량이 많은 브리즈우드에서 트럭 운전 시간과 운영 비용을 크게 줄이는 동시에 인터체인지에 대한 자금 조달 및 통행료 징수라는 역사적 과제를 해결할 것으로 예상됩니다.

브리즈우드의 교통 흐름 및 경제성 개선

브리즈우드의 교통 혼잡은 여행객에 의존하는 마을 경제로 인해 우회도로에 대한 지역 주민의 반대에 부딪혀 어려움을 겪어왔습니다.

제안된 솔루션에는 교통 흐름과 보행자 접근성을 개선하기 위해 로터리와 도로 다이어트를 통해 30번 국도를 자동차 중심이 아닌 도로로 재설계하는 것이 포함됩니다.

목표는 브리즈우드를 통과하는 교통량을 유지하는 동시에 운전자와 보행자를 위한 지역 인프라를 개선하는 것입니다.

브리즈우드의 30번 국도 개선하기

6차선인 브리즈우드의 30번 국도는 교통 체증으로 어려움을 겪고 있으며 보행자 친화적인 기능이 부족합니다.

제안된 도로 다이어트는 한 차선을 보도로 대체하고, 양방향 좌회전 차선 추가 및 보행자 접근성을 개선하기 위해 블록 중앙에 횡단보도를 만드는 것입니다.

목표는 도로의 전반적인 특성을 개선하고 잠재적으로 더 많은 방문객을 유치함으로써 통과 교통량을 줄이고 브리즈우드를 단순한 드라이브 스루가 아닌 목적지로 탈바꿈시키는 것입니다.

최근의 지식은 도로를 보다 인간 중심적이고 거주자, 방문객, 기업을 지원하는 방향으로 만드는 방법을 강조하고 있습니다.

도로 디자인과 기능 개선에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있습니다.

이러한 변화는 도시 교통의 전반적인 경험과 효율성을 향상시키는 것을 목표로 합니다.