Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "" video.

That is technology from the eighties... It works with ground detection loops under or in the asphalt, several of them in each lane, that detect traffic and volume. Then there is a clever bit of software that makes quick decisions on which lane(s) to make green. One key ingredient in the system is a standardized interface (an API) between the lights & sensors and the control algorithm, which allows councils to develop / adjust / tune the control algorithm separately from the traffic light hardware. That interface is mandatory for all traffic light vendors, nation wide. Councils will not buy traffic lights that do not have this API. As a result there is a thriving business for "traffic consultants" who specialize in optimizing traffic lights for specific circumstances. These are hired by either the traffic light vendor or the City, depending on the project. This has allowed a lot of creative development driven by the councils & traffic experts instead of being stuck with vendors milking their products in the most risk-adverse way possible.
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@wvwkssyy1oc7 It is not quite as simple as that. An ecosystem is required where Cities are able to let real experts determine how their lights are optimized. In the Netherlands, an old standardized API (C-COL or CCOL) has allowed this ecosystem to develop. It is technology from the eighties, but it is adequate. The public transport vehicles use a radio transponder to announce their presence and whether they are running on time or are late. They also announce their line so the traffic light knows how they will use the intersection. That system is called VeTaG or VeCoM (a modern version with more capabilities). VeTaG is open and used by all vendors, VeCoM is owned by one company if I remember correctly. Open standards are important to drive innovation. Don't allow companies to camp on key technologies. Councils force this by demanding suppliers support specific open standards.
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@CheeseWithMold It all starts with awareness. Tear down that brick wall in planner's and citizens' minds that "this is how it has to be", blow by blow by blow. That also requires taking down the in-bred American "Our Way is Best" hubris. Which is why @Not Just Bikes is doing such stellar work! The next step is take down legal obstacles to building this way, and take false financial incentives out of the system. Like making sure that luxury suburbs actually pay enough council tax to maintain their infrastructure, instead of forcing others bail them out. If that means nobody wants to live there anymore: GREAT! The steps after that require the right combination of investors and an ambitious (in the right sense) city council, to start implementing the lessons from countries that do know how to build cities and/or neighborhoods. It took the Netherlands about 50 years to get to this point, so don't expect this to happen in a decade or two. The US building mentality has stuck in the seventies, so they have some catching-up to do.
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@carsonryan4465 It perfectly fine for the companies shown here to have helipads on their roofs, for those who feel themselves above the plebs.
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Do I detect a shift in tone from "Wow, here are some people actually enjoying their surroundings" to "Which idiot is so stupid as to build places for cars not people"? Good on you!
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