Traffic Flow
- Thread starter geek4cy
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Nothing beats a fresh snow, no lines/rows, full parking lot watching the chaos trying to leave. Cars are literally going every which way, lol.
Hopefully this new plan helps for football. It's just so difficult if some are going north from the south lots and some south from the north (especially toward the middle).
I get that you may want to head a more direct route, but by doing this it should speed everyone up as they get farther away from the stadium. I'd rather drive to the other side of ames and get to the highway from there quickly than sit in the lots for an hour because nothing is moving.
I hear you there. There's also issues like this at the S16th entrance to the stadium. Like, they shouldn't be allowing cars to cross university on 16th to enter (they then fill the queue and the left-turning cars on university can't get in). This causes traffic to back up as those trying to turn left there back up beyond the left turn lane.
Agreed and some of us are trying to get our Dad with Parkinson’s to a few more games and arriving an hour before kickoff is a way to make that happen. I’m not trying to ruin your tailgate, but I do want the spot I paid for.
These first two games are terrible for this. But it’ll get better as the season goes on.
Another thing for everyone to note going from Des Moines to Ames….last Friday night I was stopped on 35 between Ankeny and Huxley for an hour because of an accident. It was in an area that doesn’t have a shoulder due to construction.
This cannot be said enough. Additionally... for the late arrivers. Please be patient. People have been there for hours and they are having a good time. They will help you get to a spot, just be patient. Not everyone is looking for, or expecting you, at your arrival.
For sure. A little patience goes a long way. People will usually be pretty helpful letting people in if given a chance to.
But be an a-hole to the guy that brings in his crew cab one ton truck an hour before.
Especially if that's the vehicle being driven and then one person gets out. If its just you going, grab the wife's Edge and do everyone a favor.
Eh... I'll sit and listen to the post game show on the radio, hit the head one last time and chill for a bit. The traffic will take care of itself.
Everything must flow away from the stadium, all directions. Never back towards it.
We need another bridge also, even just small/temporary ones. Get the foot traffic off the ground at the 16th intersection.
This is the way I've always done it. I'm lucky in some ways, coming from Illinois, it's not like I'm planning to be home for some other event that evening. Sit in a hotel room or sit under the tent for an hour or two and listen to the post-game. It drives my wife nuts how casual I am about leaving, but on a nice evening/night, I'd rather be sitting outside than stuck in a hotel room.
I'd lean towards tunnel in that location, but yes, they've needed to separate pedestrian traffic from vehicle traffic there for a long time.
Need to cross Elwood? Bridge. Period.
Certainly an argument to be made for having that side of Elwood paved though.
I don't see any reason why you couldn't run a tunnel under there.
Yes, there are times that flooding could be a concern, but any such times those lots won't be open anyway.
A tunnel would require lighting at the very least and it would have to be reworked every time it floods. Remember the old adage, "if you find yourself in a hole, quit digging"? It applies to flood plains as well...
