"Now That's What I Call Traffic" Impossible 320K Traffic FIX in Cities Skylines 2!

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[@InconsistentManner]

8:30 would have been better to put the trail under ground and then have the highway come up above ground on either side of the railway.

[@weylinwest9505]

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[@LetomDeCambrai]

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[@LetomDeCambrai]

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[@Youberc]

I just imagined a traffic radio announcer blaring out of every simulated vehicle drivers radio, whenever Biffa changes the road layout. “Stay the beep away from Lindberg Street today. Biffa is working on it”. 😂

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😅

[@leighanne97]

I’ve missed the traffic fixing 😂 oddly satisfying, but man all those one ways 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Sam_FIFA]

ok bro

[@joakimberg7897]

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[@itskittyme]

@@Sam_FIFA HE IS NOT YOUR BROTHER

[@lejardine]

i think the biggest issue with this city is that its mostly one way roads.

[@japes7]

I don't think so necessarily. But pedestrians are getting in the way there. But I only see one large one going down. Where is the easy access to going in the opposite direction - because like you said everyone is getting on those one-ways.

[@AceEverett]

One way roads are fine if it's easy enough to get to the other direction to get to your destination. What I see is every single scrap of parking taken and bad math and lane connectors on the main city roads. Like at 24:25 only the one straight on off of a highway, and then two left turns who were forced back into the highway roundabout, and roundabouts on 5 lane roads are just a no-no.

[@KarlStevens]

One-way, with no road hierarchy. In order to get from the industrial(?) area at the stem of the trumpet, everyone needs to get onto the highway, and then immediately get off and go to LIndburgh street - there needs to be a separation, with a dedicated high-capacity road extending from the trumpet to the other side of the city.

[@GobbiExists]

Certified New York City moment

[@lejardine]

@@GobbiExists as someone from NYC…yes lol

[@guy_autordie]

26:12 the 2 left turn lane are going into a u-turn road. They can switch in the right lane of the two only to anywhere else.

[@nikafrolova7874]

Those intersections are hideous

[@virajsharma1654]

I can't wait for the public transport part, the road fixing is nice but all together removing the vehicles is way better.

[@marco_grt4460]

It looks like New York in the city area with downtown and highways from Los Angeles P.s. I think there are also public transport issues

[@WELVAS.]

They have a subway. Maybe it's just me, but I love to create busy congested roads and freeways. Not to the point where services can't be performed but lots of lanes as it will allow me with a lot of moving traffic like a real city like los angles, new york, dfw. I'm trying to do a mix of dfw and nyc. Dense sprawl with high density in the middle

[@inyobill]

These videos are the best for me. I'm not a detailer, it's all about the traffic for me.

[@StashGomes]

Such a nice city, but oh lord was it's roadway network is a disaster! One ways turning into 2-ways halfway through, single main highway, strange little roads just sprinkled in. Man! I kind want to download it and try my own fixes.

[@Tanuki_kun]

Hey Biffa, great video! It's so fun watching traffic fixes :) I have to say, there is something that you do quite often in traffic fixes and in your cities, for example on the intersection fix at 27:00, the left turning lanes go into a 5 lane section, but the turning lanes go onto 2 lanes that are then immediatelly forced to turn left again, because they cannot get onto the straight lanes. You force cars to go onto a specific lane or two, and then there's no room for a new node before the next intersection, and the cars are then forced to go into a specific direction and don't have a chance to choose before turning again. This causes cars to go round a long route to get to where they are going, increasing traffic. Always check after adding dedicated turning lanes, that they can turn into all lanes of the destination road, or at least all the "options" that that road provides :D Keep on keeping on, your videos are so fun to watch while I work c:

[@kleckerklotz9620]

18:50 There seams to be a node very close to the junction. And we all know this is a NoGo in CS, since it causes all sorts of Horky-Borkyness... :D

[@Slothiz]

Me watching a biffa video for the first time in 2 years. "Let's put traffic lights in" "remove this roundabout" "Lane math dont matter" Biffa, if you are in danger please blink twice.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😂

[@mies1mies]

put a hihgway / motorway on the oter side of the city to split the trafic

[@morganunraveled]

I love the traffic fixes so much. always so satisfying!

[@Someregent77233]

THAT CITY NEEDS PARKING still loves your vods

[@Alex.Kandmor]

I feel like a big traffic problem in cities 2 is the fact that vehicles basically turn 90 degrees to change lanes or merge which causes all vehicles behind them to slam on the brakes and bunch up. If they could implement realistic lane changes i think it would help a lot!

[@RafaelBe]

I loved this episode and wished it was longer, because was sooo good, excited for the next episode!!

[@senax5882]

Traffic Fix, what a good series !

[@opallise]

I'm so excited to see another traffic fix. I love these! I can't wait to see what the public transport is like. Are there ways to get on the highway FROM the city. There are so many u turning from one side of the highway to the other. These vids are so interesting! Thanks!

[@carriegarrisonvos4433]

I love the laughing guy you throw up when you are giggling at yourself or laughing at a mistake you made 😂 You are so good at traffic!! I would have already pulled my hair out!!

[@Mat2000IPAD]

I really good concept would be turning a really card dependent into a pedestrian and transit friendly one

[@bbbenj]

Can watch you for hours! Thanks Biffa 😻

[@lg.studio]

For a city with one way roads wide like that, I would suggest to remove all the traffic lights. From the main roads one lane turning left/right depending on the direction of the smaller street, and a new lane connecting from that road to that main. No crossing over the main roads. So if someone wants to cross the city one way (through the main roads) has to zig-zag through the one ways. This way no light is needed, no stop&yield, just one lane turning off, and one turning onto the main road. I have been thinking about a lot, and have never seen a build like that. One way roads only, no crossings through lanes. just turning with traffic left or right.

[@jlammetje]

ooh, i'd love to see that

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I’ve done builds like this in CS1, on smaller scales at least. It works quite well, but it basically becomes a giant Squareabout, and sometimes the traffic builds up to such a degree that it all jams up if the Squareabout is too big. I think the reasons people don’t usually do this is that in the real world reckless or confused drivers would frequently misunderstand unless you had some kind of physical barrier, and because typical one way roads avoid having junctions on both sides. Usually entrances and exits are both one one side with the other lanes being used for overtaking, whereas this layout would have entrances and exits on both sides, which could confuse drivers. There’s also some issues with conflict points on side roads, unless they were also one way.

[@Scrublord30]

Not sure if this works in cs or cs2 but in real life it's been shown that even with 2 way roads, preventing all left turns in a grid city is more efficient and safe

[@housesparrow9066]

Yay traffic! (EDIT) Sometimes I wish we had another series based on the Uk in CS2)

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

:-)

[@housesparrow9066]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines :-D

[@tientje124]

Yasss, I’m always here for a good old traffic fix. Keep ‘em coming, Biffa!🎉

[@TheMikelleh]

The problem with eliminating the lights on your boulevards is that the pedestrians cross all the time and block everything. You have way too many crossings on your artery.

[@Djegosandra]

This is always so soothing. Perfect start into the day.

[@tomm.2783]

I like these videos a lot! You are so easy to listen to!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Glad you think so!

[@AdamHinckley]

36:40 that goes from a 4 line to a 3 with 2 going off just before the U-turn section, 43:46 like right there on the left

[@UV1K787]

Love traffic fixes!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Enjoy :-)

[@adamn3471]

Love these videos - really enjoy working on traffic in big cities

[@JustinCastleberry117]

Why didn't you bother adding in public transit? That is one of the best ways to alleviate traffic congestion.

[@ptg1204]

I think a 6 Lane Hwy. all the way around city would help with exits leading into the city had various points. Like a Beltway

[@jarris8313]

(We call them ring roads here)

[@WhiskeyHunterVAT69]

traffic fixes are so much fun to watch. Ty for the VOD. 🥃🥃

[@KenMorgan01]

Man I love the traffic fixes!!

[@Majestic_Salmon]

Love traffic fixes! I am sorely tempted to download this myself and give it a go!

[@TheVictorotciV]

Good video Biffa! We were missing traffic fix! BTW, are you doing a video about the priorities tool in the traffic mod?

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I'm still trying to work out how to use the Priorities Tool in Traffic mod!

[@abfruits]

Classic Biffa makes an appearance! It's good to see that traffic can be fixed in CS2 now. I'm betting you never went under 60% though. :D

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😅

[@mandranmagelan9430]

i love Biffa's traffic fixings :-)

[@stuartcudlip223]

Oh Biffa, what you can’t just add a roundabout😮. It’s now split phase this. Love it👍🏻

[@keepexploringgames3643]

Great help for understanding a bit better how to deal with traffic issues.

[@BKPrice]

Honestly, based on the history of your videos, you could do as many "Now That's What I Call Traffic" videos as there are "Now That's What I Call Music" disks.

[@Kolawolepete]

Hi biffa I love ur videos ❤❤❤ You’ll reach one mill subs in no time

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks! @Kolawolepete :-)

[@piervail]

Wow! Thank you Biffa for making such a good video. One day you should make one on the Mods that you use and you prefered ones so we could try them as well. Thanks again.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

All mods are listed in my discord as it's much easier to keep the list up to date 👍

[@raagulbharatwaj4331]

You should have the ability to build fly overs where pillars can be placed on medians like we see in real life that can really help with the flow in busy junctions

[@ExpedientFalcon]

I love the traffic fixes. All of the horky borky lane switching made me wish we have a Hugo There mod for CS2 though.

[@282sleeper]

Stop Wait. Did I just see Biffa remove a roundabot? I am impressed. :)

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Nooooooooooooo!

[@jim99ful]

Great to see you sort this stuff brilliant thanks , we need an undo mod, tell em Biffa 🙂

[@mirage5566]

Seeing this kind of traffic hell makes me feel a lot better about my own cities. Yes, I have some traffic issues like any other person, but never this bad.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😁

[@mr.haller7742]

i am still missing to add bicycle traffic, like in CS1. But Gratulation to all CS2 Stakeholders: CS2 it seems much more stable as before.

[@aboriani]

15:07 that U turn is a two-way road going into a one-way road

[@Momma_Stina]

ha! I grew up in Alnwick (north of Newcastle!) It's "Annick" up there!!! Fun to see the name in a game, though :) Traffic fixes are always my fave

[@rellyrelishes]

Glad to see you back in your wheelhouse fixing traffic. Also, if co calls this the economy 2.0, it's not very good. Because he's making 2mil an hour and has over a billion in reserve

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks! Also, this city was from before Economy 2.0, so the unbalanced bank account is pretty normal for that :-)

[@benjaminfrohns]

Yes, the struggle is real. I'm new to CS2, but played CS1 for a while. I'm trying to stick to all the tips and tricks, but my traffic keeps being atrocious.

[@fireknight8839]

All of these crazy roundabouts on the motorways need to be replaced. As a driver, I would tear them down as they were a faulty design. In the real world, they would definitely be a hotspot for accidents. And then there are all these one-way streets. There is no road hierarchy that I can recognise, at least. And I haven't seen any public transport either. That would certainly take a lot of the load off the roads.

[@selinagomezvselizabhetgill7711]

at the bigginge of the motorway on the lrft side there is a road over a noter road

[@lomerukukalu]

70% of CS2 traffic issues comes from pedestrians 20% comes from wookie-bookie behaviour 5% comes from accidents

[@smellysockz]

that round-a-about placement was lethal

[@andy7bianca]

Biffa causing havoc to pedestrian removing traffic lights on high speed giant 5 lane wide roads in the middle of town lol

[@benjamin5370]

Im from Tampere and its always interesting to see how everyone else decides to design a city there 😅 also whenever i see one of these cs2 videos i always think huh thats familiar and then realize, oh, thats my city 😂

[@Lilianne8]

Oooh goody, a Biffa traffic fix ✨ By the way, it looks like a map of Tampere - I can see my home on there 🤓 Definitely not the traffic though...

[@trev8591]

The most EPIC Biffa fix ever?

[@lincredibleJC]

I'm just impressed that the game is still running at a normal speed at > 300K Cims. Mine just does slows to a stop at 100K Cims.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I'm sure PC spec makes a big difference 👍

[@Abiodun92]

I'm pretty certain that this map is based on the city of Tampere, Finland. Tampere is on a narrow strip of land that has a small river going through it, connecting lake Näsijärvi and lake Pyhäjärvi.

[@discostoo]

"Biffa fixes a broken game" Saint Biffa performs a miracle.

[@MartijnV452]

25:50 make sure they are not forced in a turning lane, by removing the lane connectors you forced them to turn left again at the next junction and not have the option to go straight

[@shaunholt]

Imagine taking 2hrs to drive across town, and right before your eyes the road changes and you have to detour across the city to reach where you were just 2 seconds from reaching.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😅

[@MAR_24LookedAtYourVid]

Now thats definitely traffic (lol) amazing vid biffa! 👇

[@lordraven2264]

The lane changing bug makes it very difficult to control traffic, CO really needs to address that problem. Biffa's a master traffic fixer trying to fight the AI....and winning!! lol

[@justin8263]

Love the vid, really enjoy it everytime! any news on when the lane connectors can be used in a mod just like in CS1 to prevent those hoky boky lane switching? I think due to the sudden lane switching, therefore traffic stopping is also counting a huge deal towards traffic.

[@davidwhite3337]

Great fix Biffa

[@De_Séchelles]

Amazing biffa❤

[@UV1K787]

When you use Traffic mod, click the "Remove all unsafe button". That will remove all the 'pretend lines' and will ensure the cars will do what you want them to do since those 'pretend lines' means that the movement isnt recomended, but cars will still do it if its necessary

[@Mattius08]

My city reached 400k population. I have lots of highways and parking and traffic just vanished except for taxies and trucks. Once you get a big city does the game reduce traffic? My city feels dead now

[@McScreen1]

lmk if he ever fixed the traffic, cuz I have 400k people in twice smaller area and still barely cars on the road. I think the whole design city highway and placement is bad with just few exits iin to busy areas, also deploy public transport include cargo trains. It helped me big time. I had taxi traffic problem a lot, now gone. Good video btw :)

[@kennethporst1738]

I find the BIGGEST Issue with CS2 is the 270 population limit....I wanna reach 1.2M

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

Traffic is only a minor problem for me. I figure out ways to create alternative routes everywhere. The main problem I had was garbage truck just refusing to pick up garage certain places of town even when there’s a huge facility down the road

[@phillcasedy2228]

26:01 Biffa, please take a verry good look at what your doing here and pause the video at 26:01. 2 lanes left, 2 lanes straight on. Take a good look at the next node for the traffic thats being guided left. Do you see it? Then take a look where that road is going at 24:25.

[@xijaomao]

Me who'd still cross at a roundabout whether there were painted crosswalks or not just to avoid walking way down to a light and that's how most people are too, people don't like walking a lot to a crossing, hence why mid-block crossings are a thing and crossings at just about every intersection as well.

[@kumouri]

lol "I don't want a big bridge just going from this side to the other side. I want it to be a bit realistic." Ahhh, my wonderful, naive, non-American friend. You must not have driven near major cities in the US. They pretty much all have bypass highways at this point that go around the city and then one that goes straight through the city. Or a few that go through the city. i.e. Chicago, IL, Indianapolis, IN, St. Louis, MO, Kansas City, MO/KS, Columbus, OH, (I don't live in the midwest, I promise).

[@NeuroticDreams]

I feel the main issue with this city is the highway has off and on ramps with too many lanes with no dedicated on and off lanes. The roundabouts are set up with the intersections too close. Along with too many one way roads as well.

[@unclemikeyplays]

6:00 Sounds like the Big Dig in Boston!

[@Zn0ZY]

28:00 in my city its called a green road. Wish we had a policy or a street setting to apply to the whole road to sync traffic lights

[@JayWalker]

320k population?! blimey.. i remember at launch when people couldnt even get the game to move with not a fraction of that. Truly looks like that corner has been turned, but just need to get the fans coming back..

[@icefamily1]

So satisfying

[@jeremy5602]

I can’t believe he missed that part of the one way street that was two ways at the end, forcing two lanes of heavy traffic into one lane

[@xanderside8899]

Just incase it comes up in the future, Alnwick is pronounced Anick, catches everyone out 😂

[@ptterz]

Could be wrong but the map does look a lot like the exclusive map of Tampere, or at least the geography on it does.

[@thesunnynationg]

19:43 the roads on the top should be a couplet and have multiple crossings over the highway. its really unnecessary to have both roads go in both directions. ❤❤❤

[@Dr_Flox]

Tipp: You can make some streets that are not busy pedestrian roads

[@japes7]

Biffa, how do you run such a large city so smoothly?? You and I have similar specs but your game seems quite smooth and good looking in this huge city. Please give us a the secret - beyond the early tips of depth of field and that stuff. 🙏

[@SanderHollebrand]

A very beefy processor, like an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D helps an awful lot. These X3D processors have a hefty chunk of extra cache memory which really helps with CSII

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

No other tips, just runs well for me :-)

[@japes7]

@@SanderHollebrand I guess technically it's slightly better than an I9 13900... Just weird, mine is not nearly as smooth even on my 160k.

[@BABarracus6]

i would say some of those streets connected to linburg street should be one way so cars can come in and disperse quickly

[@unclemikeyplays]

40:00 We're missing Hugo for the highways, aren't we?

[@ItsAsylum]

godd!!!! would love to have this map!

[@KYR_TRASHCAN]

I owe you an apology biffa. Auto save quick sip of tea. I drank coffee lol. My apologies 😂

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

What!! 😅

[@WillyLangley]

Nice Video!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks!

[@LLanfri]

Wouldn’t be more reasonable to start the traffic fixing with mass transit and THEN to adjust the road network? People will choose even the worst nightmare junction… if there are no other options.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I guess you'll see if you watch the video that what I did was a good idea :-)

[@Reikis645]

2lane roads for high rise buildings... That is pure madness..

[@phantombot1709]

Holloway mod is not working, my laptop is crashing with error message [object Object] ComponentSerializerException: Data size mismatch when deserializing component null BIFFA PLZ HELP

[@2Fast4Mellow]

And here we see why most major cities have a ring highway around them.

[@lebawsski]

Classic case of " get the people from the cars into public transportation."