Can you Fix Traffic by Shutting Down Roads in Cities Skylines?

[@Scyllaya]

This game is really missing some pedestrian stairs that you could add. Those are so common in England, just a big stairway leading up the hill for pedestrian access, while the road curves around the block to get up on a gentle slope. Also, I'm not sure I like coach buses going around as city buses, it's just not really realistic, now is it? I'd just go with double decker

[@Hewitt_himself]

its one thing thats bothered me for years... we just need a stair case with an attached elevator instead of making mile long ramps. It would also be a relativly easy part to have scale with height the width of the walkways also feels off but thats more them using the grid size rather then having grass either side in dense inner city

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Everything is wheelchair accessible ^^

[@russ8871]

Ther is a path with stairs in the workshop, I use it a lot.

[@dahoumohamed9868]

that's is exactly what I thought

[@AstrumG2V]

I'd say double deckers arent as much of a rural thing? Maybe just the vanilla or the bendy ones

[@jots083]

If you add a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the large elevated road to bridge the neighborhoods on the other side, that could also be a solid choice for near the football pitch

[@bobblebardsley]

This would be really cool and would kinda make more sense of the road being so high.

[@jots083]

@@bobblebardsley agreed, or even just having a stretch of the elevated road being a bridge purely for pedestrian underpasses. Honestly, you could probably have quite a few more of these kind of paths to encourage walkers/bikers which could remove pedestrian traffic away from the main vehicle thoroughfares which is always a benefit

[@marcuskintz]

I was thinking the same!

[@mali163]

biffa doesnt like tunnels :O

[@TheGamingHut1]

Another cool suggestion would be to create a British style service station area off the main motorway junctions!

[@Pantoran_Cargo_Pilot]

yeah with a McDonalds

[@mantabloke8141]

and a wimpy :)

[@ronmanalo5001]

Welcome Break!

[@WardyChannel]

RIP LittleChef

[@TheGamingHut1]

@@WardyChannel 😢

[@davidneibig]

The main reason that cars keep stopping is that to get out when they aren't allowed to block the junction, there has to be enough space for the entire vehicle to get through the junction. If the junctions are close together, there isn't enough space for several cars to get through the junction at once if the traffic through the roundabout is heavy. The space issue is obviously made even worse if you make the node bigger with node controller. Best general solution to this is bigger roundabouts with more space between the junctions and not making the junction nodes as big.

[@brunomarkus9723]

An easy solution: turning back the nodes distances to default setting (around 13m) in node controller

[@12morefacts]

even easier solution: Turn on "Enter blocked junction" in TMPE

[@ahkotl8269]

@@12morefacts I never understood why he refuses to enable it for incoming roads. The junctions on a roundabout are often so close together that you cannot get realistic input flow without enabling "enter blocked junction". Yes the give-way signs are less effective, but it's worth it if you want realistic throughput.

[@joshuatk59]

I searched for this comment. Absolutely right. CS just isn’t built for small UK roundabouts and junctions.

[@Stant123]

40:00 The biggest problem isn't the cars not obeying yield sign (they are obeying it), it is the pedestrians crossing the street. Without signals peds just cross as they arrive so they're interfering with through traffic, and when the traffic is halted by the pedestrians, the vehicles using the yield then go (because cross traffic is halted) and are also slowed up by pedestrians crossing, and everyone is in the way of everyone else. This is a constant problem with using stop/yield signs for vehicles and not forcing alternate routes for foot traffic. You have traffic signals controlling intersections east and west of that intersection, so the best solution is to remove the ped crossings and force everyone to go to the adjacent intersections and cross with the signals. Without peds getting in the way the traffic leaving the shopping center will hold until there is an actual gap and then will make the right turn without interfering.

[@MrHenkkkie]

In addition, 39:48 clearly shows how the pedestrians do not have separate entry/exits to the shopping center. They have to use the same entries as car traffic. That contributes to the congestion. More footpath connections will make walking a better alternative

[@domints]

Oh man, it was so frustrating when you concentrated on that junction next to tennis courts, and then shopping centres, not noticing that they’re not using rightmost lane (closest to the tennis court) to go straight because next junction lets them only go left from that lane. That would probably be tiny fix for huge savings in car backlog

[@Wolberg143]

Biffa the one-way road near the Shell petrol station should have reversed direction to accomodate for left-hand traffic

[@kaltaron1284]

I was wondering about that as well. It doesn't make a huge difference unless there's lots of traffic though.

[@marthanye3029]

Biffa by the car wash and petrol station we need a cardboard policeman telling us not to fly-tip because that's where the recycling used to be but the council couldn't be bothered to maintain it so they closed it and now people just dump their rubbish outside the car wash.

[@danonck]

Also, as we're on the subject, I don't think a fence, especially from the front is realistic. I presume McDonald's would want visibility

[@svenvanderhulst9082]

The places where you made the connection with st Giles and the higher part, you could make pedestrian crossings to promote walking even more.

[@ptterz]

By default, those crossings should be added all over the city when there is longer distances between intersections.

[@tientje124]

I was shouting this at my screen. But Biffa wouldn’t listen🥲

[@Gary87]

To help with the traffic around the shopping area maybe have the 2 side roads as bus and lorries only and keep the cars to the roundabout entrance only

[@finl7224]

Biffa originally did that but it didn’t seem to work

[@speelydan]

44:17 - Don't forget that you disabled ALL traffic on that little now-disconnected side road. Now that you've disconnected that side road from the intersection, you should take off the traffic restrictions on that section of the side road. That one building feeds into/out of that little side road and because of the traffic restrictions, cars can't get there. And since it's disconnected from the intersection (ex-roundabout) you might as well let the cars use it again.

[@milogotz1718]

Id love a quay all the way along the lifted read. With the different styles you could make some cool-looking connections from top to bottom for pedestrians

[@bignose4703]

You've inadvertently turned the football pitch into the thunder dome for east and west

[@Metadas]

LOL :)

[@Metadas]

I so need to create some UK roads with potholes, we don't drive on the left of the road in the UK, we drive on what's left of the road!!!!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

🤣

[@2KXMKR]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Pantoran_Cargo_Pilot]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines hey Biffa I don't know if you have this installed but there is a mod pack containing damage stickers and obviously new pothole fill ups. it really adds character into the roads

[@clipscompilations4442]

@@Pantoran_Cargo_Pilot We Do love our Potholes in Britain. The council fill them up and a week later they’re back!

[@Pantoran_Cargo_Pilot]

@@clipscompilations4442 I know, riding a bike is very dangerous in Britain

[@mikesmith1709broncos]

Great video Biffa, just a quick point I noticed: you stuck a great big tree right outside the pub by the football ground which covered up much of the pub frontage. Think it would have been better to concrete this area and place a graffiti'd up phone box with broken glass instead more befitting of the area

[@charliethompson437]

I think there's too many junctions along your main parallel roads! Too many places people have to stop, without adding much access. Things like the tennis club entrances, The Wave, the terraces of Thornaby etc. Also, as mentioned below, missed a big opportunity by not putting the petrol station on the motorway exit roundabout and forming a mini services!

[@DanielCoffey67]

Suggestion : remove the fence between the new petrol station and the road as it blocks customers from seeing it from the road. 24:35

[@kleinerprinz99]

@@automation7295 Those fences block view to the actual cornering traffic making it a traffic violation. Now you have to add mirrors.

[@Sollace1]

@@automation7295 Authenticity?

[@Rio.Punk.T]

Love having a 45 minute video to listen to while getting ready for work

[@stevengalloway8052]

Particularly when it's Biffa! 😆

[@tomcrownshaw8203]

Great video. That ped bridge is a bit extreme though. First thought I had with that embankment was the CC quay with steps. Don't know whether it could work with anarchy and moveit.

[@JessicaRainbow]

Great series so far, it's great to see a UK style city! One point though, I don't think you should add fences and trees etc between businesses and the main road as you have done at the Aldi and the petrol station, it's not realistic. The businesses would want the public to see the building as they drive past and not hide behind a fence or a tree, so my small suggestion is removing those elements. I love watching you build though, keep up the entertaining work!

[@AaronTheHumanist]

In that first slope access, in the curve a nice pond with some benches would be lovely. Can we have a chippy by the football grounds area please?

[@danonck]

I was wondering whether you'd notice the unnecessary pedestrian bridge near the ex-roundabout :-)) I love Blightea episodes, keep em coming!

[@reinerjung1613]

Also I find the forestry fence quite high. Wouldn't be a lower fence and some old trees and bushes look much better?

[@toomanythings]

I was thinking the same, some spoiled views there, the rolling topography is part of what makes this city beautiful.

[@Metadas]

LATEST NEWS: An head on collision happened today on the spur road from ASDA as City Mayor Biffa directed traffic the wrong way down the bypass! More details to follow in the next EPISODE, Don't miss it.

[@fridaynightspreadsheetfun]

why is episode in all caps

[@Metadas]

@@fridaynightspreadsheetfun Its probably my awful use of grammar! I should really get my copywriters to write for me!

[@brendotheoffendo]

40:15. A practical solution. You used it differently to how we use it but still similar. Australia has a lot of these sorts of sections of road. There are 'Keep Clear' areas marked out on the road at intersections where only one side of the road is marked to Keep Clear. They are found at busy junctions and intersections, to allow the side street vehicles to cross the congested traffic lane into the flowing traffic lane going in the opposite direction. There will also be a 'Do Not Queue Across The Intersection' sign. 'Keep Clear' markings are also found outside Police, Fire and Ambulance stations but both sides of the road will be marked.

[@Gavroche_]

Hey Biffa, how about a tunnel for pedestrians between St.Giles West and Thornaby underneath the main road? I think it would fit in perfectly!

[@Spiklething]

Hey Biffa, did you know there’s now a setting in TMPE for dedicated turning lanes as well as a few other new settings

[@DrakeGamer85]

Here's some suggestions, if these might help: 1. Add a third lane for southbound traffic who wish to enter the retail park. 2. Make the small roadways that access the thoroughfares either side of the retail park, only accessible to lorries; might need to reroute a bus line that goes through them. 3. Establish some more high-rise flats somewhere south of St.Giles West 4. Give the high street area a tea-based name! Oh, and a City Hall, if possible! 5. Make a disused railway line to cut through a new housing area, potentially with some having been redeveloped by Blightea's city council to incorporate a footpath and cycle path. 6. Create a construction site for a new road, and find signage for roadworks, to create a few to be more realistic and add a little challenge to managing traffic!

[@Daniero1994]

What you need in British architecture is scaffolding. Lots of it, everywhere.

[@lejezza2492]

As I saw once. "We are proud of our erections"

[@Styrestian]

I think an underground pathway from Thornaby into the retail park would make it more safe for pedestrians go shopping. It looks like they need to walk all the way around the fences. Great build, loving this detailed city.

[@katiena1251]

Nicely done! That round about had to go, and I really liked the new gas station. This is turning into my new favorite city.

[@Lussimio]

Biffa, they are stopping before the roundabout because the segments are too small, so only one car can be in a segment at a time

[@campidor]

Delighted to see you implementing my suggestion about the Aldi. Works great and looks brilliant. Well done.

[@donnamorrell1895]

I look forward to watching you build in Blightea-on-the-wold, maybe it's because I'm British, Its nice to see a British town with no traffic problems as it makes a change to real life, this is what our roads would look like if the traffic lights worked consistantly instead of contantly needing repairs, Now all you need are Road works to make it totally realistic :), Also the new car wash area looks great but the car wash carpark sticks out onto the road (my ocd shouted at me at seeing this) but other than that, another great video, Thanks Biffa

[@MaidaValeTom]

I think we really need a central transport hub integrating a central train station, a proper bus transfer station similar to those you get in the UK (away from the current one at the depot) and space for any other transport modes that may be added in the future (intercity buses, trams etc)

[@Big-BoiSteve]

We should turn our attention to the new area you added a few videos ago. I think as it's going to be a church, cottage kind of area, a small market of some kind would fit in perfectly. When I used to live in an area like that there were small shops, stalls and all other similar things. Loving the vids, Biffa!

[@tigonologdring9189]

Loving the UK build, a lot of it reminds me of where I grew up... minor thing: you've got the one-lane road going into the Shell station and McD's going US/European style. It should be in the other direction. The other thing there is that you've used screening fences and there's no way that either of those places would accept that: they'd probably even want the tress removing for visibility of the businesses. Possibly even the same where you put in the safety fencing early on: the residents along the main road there would love having their view converted to an industrial fence ;) Could just use the regular park fence; much more local council feel I reckon. Of course, most likely it'd be a hedge with the odd gap where the kids (old and young) squeeze through and scramble down to use it as a shortcut.

[@memebro112]

Hey biffa im loving this series so far! Thanks

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@NethDugan]

If i ever have to do a really steep path I just pretend it's steps rather than winding things around. Though not very wheelchair friendly you could show how they had one then added the other when the council got better. Though I also like to imagine the world is better and maybe there's an access lift for those with those radar key things.

[@MrJasperdeKnegt]

You know what I'm missing is this build. A nice park sporting a pond with ducs and stuff... Really feels like that belongs in a build like this. Next to the park would be a shopping area and some medium hight flats. 4 to 6 stories high. Low income housing 'projects'... Loving your content as usual.

[@e1123581321345589144]

11:35 you should use a fence people can see through, like a park fence or a nature reserve fence. This 2m tall wood panel wall make the area look depressing.

[@heidiwheeler1930]

I wonder if adding a pedestrian entrance to the Wave Hill Shopping complex from the residential side - might encourage a few cims to leave their autos at home.

[@scartha4040]

2 things with the new petrol station. Get rid of the fence in front of it. And change direction of the road. You have set it up for right hand drive. Not lefthand

[@jasonh8753]

Removal of a traffic circle and the addition of a BlightTEA-junction. Well done!..... :0)

[@heavyarms55]

KZbin has had THIS PATICULAR EPISODE from you at the top of my suggested list for like the last week. So clearly this is THE video from you I need to watch right now! Well then, let's see why KZbin says this is your greatest work!

[@hugomartin2350]

Instead of diversion signs you should put flower pots, they are commonly used to block pedestrianised roads in the UK!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

I'll be honest, never seen that 🤣

[@simongeard4824]

​@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines I don't know about the UK, but it's common practice in NZ for those trial road closures. If the road is closed for just a few days, they'll use road cones and detour signs - but if they're going to close it for six months to see what effect it has on traffic flow, they usually block it off with something more substantial. Concrete planter boxes are popular, because they're not only an effective-but-portable barrier, they're also attractive.

[@Charlotte-ti4um]

I am really loving this series!! Feel like i've been waiting for this to help me with my cities :)

[@Japonicastar]

Tesco lorry delivering to Aldi made me smile. This is so relaxing to watch, I’m new from Flabaliki’s channel and lovely to hear a fellow Brit!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Welcome 👍😁

[@Lussimio]

I love how you went from thinking there were too many buses to improving service lol. In real life, the amount of buses is more convenient than how big the buses are, so you don't have to wait as long

[@jamesvestrum8458]

@Biffa With the make connection tool, you can double-click on a segment of the proposed path and it'll add a new bend for you to manipulate along with the two original ones. I added 3 in one of my cities when making a pretty long road out in the country. Turned out wonderfully!

[@j.munday7913]

The thing I noticed with smaller roundabouts is that the game only lets enough cars go onto a segment at a time, so with the smaller segments it will only allow one car at a time. This means it prioritizes an oncoming car, then allows one side car if there's space. For really small roundabouts like your problem one its actually better to turn on the "go through" symbol. (Make sure your simulation accuracy is set to high at least so the incoming traffic actually yields) Sometimes I also make it a one lane roundabout too. Surprisingly it usually works extremely well.

[@kimmipops5143]

Maybe make the two diversion signs you set up at the roundabout in the beginning one way signs, as the traffic on the roundabout only moves one direction, and the same with the second one you put in at the other end as there’s only a road going right? 😊 Keep up the great work, it is very entertaining 👏🏼🤩

[@DevOverdrive]

Really cool series! Maybe you should use the railway collection to create realistic train networks that would be very cool. Also, what is your favorite British train (mine is the 801 in GWR livery)!

[@2KXMKR]

Absolutely agree. It pains me so much that he hasn't thought ahead and hasn't left any room for train tracks!!! A train station next to that shopping center is an absolute must and would also serve the local residential areas. Poor city planning, Biffa! In my city we have Metro going all over the place, both under and above ground.

[@myjrbs]

If we're listing favourites mine is 142 in the better northern livery and it was a staple British train until 2020

[@2KXMKR]

@@myjrbs I've got an N Gauge model of exactly that. Used to watch them bounce along the Ormskirk-Preston line. Sadly no longer on the network after 40 long years of service.

[@myjrbs]

@@2KXMKR yeah they were brilliant, used to watch them and ride them on the Ribble valley line too going from clitheroe to Blackburn to Manchester Vic! Like I'm glad I never commuted on them but so many memories and so much fun, used to ride them with my grandma so there are loads of fond memories which is probably why I'm a massive fan

[@2KXMKR]

@@myjrbs Thankfully quite a few of them have been taken in by preservation railways, so they'll be around for quite some time. It annoys me that they got so much hate. They were an awful design, a bus body stuck on a freight car chassis, but everyone seems to neglect the cold hard fact that literally all of the lines they ran on would have been shut down if it were not for the 142's. They're a British Rail icon and don't get the appreciation they deserve.

[@2KXMKR]

I hope the new Cities, whenever that comes out, has time progression like Transport Fever has. Starting your city in 1900 and building mills and factories surrounded by small compact residential streets with small corner shops on each end and then ending in the 2020s with dedicated industrial and commercial areas with rail connections between them and residential areas would completely transform the game. Building types would also change. We go from generic terrace housing streets to detached housing estates full of parks and trees as time progresses. The finished product would be a more natural city with the old original areas with new modern areas elsewhere. I'd also prefer to start with a completely blank map with no outside connections or highways. We put them in ourselves as we please. Basically dial it back a bit to SimCity4.... And proper farmland!

[@l3v1ckUK]

12:54 You need pedestrian crossing at the top of your new walkways, or people won't be able to use them.

[@BouncerBen]

There wouldn't be a fence in front of a McDonalds and a Petrol Station... Also I think the McDonalds would be with the parking and not the carwash? Maybe swap one of the two parking lots with the McDonalds

[@CulturedLeftFoot]

Could you implement the Swindon magic round about to blighty?! I know you did an episode on it a while back… but could be fun and quintessentially British in nature!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Nice idea 👍

[@skayt35]

I think that the nodes would be too close to each other, meaning extremely short road segments. That will cause vehicles to stop, and creep into them really slow, one by one. But maybe that's how foreigners perform in the Magic Roundabout, anyway :)

[@CulturedLeftFoot]

@@skayt35 haha! Biffa did an episode on it a few years back and got it working. I’d love to see it in a save focussing on a British theme!

[@Mattburt2000]

You should place some sort of pedestrian access from the Thornaby to St Giles directly opposite the football ground; maybe an underpass; this will reduce the distance to cross the road and car journeys to the football ground and amenities. Perhaps building a bus interchange to the north of the Wave Retail park, having the busses drop and a pedestrian overpass to get out the retail park. This will reduce the number of bus traffic in the area as there is a dedicated space for them.

[@aaronhedgesmusic]

The bus crashing into the people sound effect was hilarious

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Now that you've got rid of the roundabout at the retail park, you can open that dead end street within the housing estate back up to traffic and remove the flashing arrow board. Besides, you don't want garbage to pile up at the building it services.

[@Pixelkvist]

You should replace the forestry fence that goes along the road at the top of those cliffs with a regular park fence. I feel like one should be able to enjoy that view so it's a shame to just block it off with a big plank :P Think of the view when you're walking on that sidewalk looking down there, you could probably see past the highway to the fields or whatever you're going to have on that side! :D

[@JDKempton]

I think I spend more time watching intersections and pedestrians than building some days. So relaxing.

[@Daantje1902]

I like the fixes with the lanes, but it occured in my game play that the road after the junction affects the lanes as well. So traffic can stall in one lane if the road afterwards has dedicated lanes as well. I think that happened to the roundabout. It was two lanes, so only one lane going straight on and lane one going right into the shopping area, with no node towards the junction for traffic to change lanes. They had to pick their lane at the larger roundabout off the highway.

[@DeadlyDan]

Excellent video! Just a word of warning on those retail stores. I recently discovered they bring in a ridiculous amount of tourist traffic. If you look at their settings I believe it is set too high. I lowered the values and suddenly all these traffic issues disappeared. If you look you'll see most visitors are tourists.

[@tamerucer8282]

40:15 this way (back enterence of the shoping mall) suppose to be for only trucks as I remember correctly????

[@JMWZ_E]

Hi ... so you split up St. Giles into rival districts and then you bring in ALDI (Albrecht Discount). Well, the Albrecht brothers also split their company into ALDI Nord (North) and ALDI Süd (South) with the border running through the middle of Germany and they divided their international operations. As they are using two different designs you also find different assets on the workshop. 13:31 This pedestrian path/bridge is great but you can add to it by adding 1. a pedestrian crossing on the main road, 2. a path into the side streets beyond the main road, 3. bus stops: a main road bus will stop on both sides and circulator busses within the districts terminate at the ends of the paths. You already give pedestrians several connections cars don't have. Using the paths for transfer opportunities opens up that additional connectivity to you transport network. 33:18 Here I saw something remarkable - setting up the timed traffic lights is changing the lane arrows (on the left-to-right-of-screen road, both directions). Theory 1: the algorithm is based on traffic intensity and sets lane arrows accordingly which would be a good thing. Theory 2: a standard lane-arrow-Ctrl-click is performed which would be bad ... in a scenario with right-hand-side traffic with two lanes and three directions conventional wisdom tells you to give left turns (crossing traffic) a separate lane while straight-on and right sharing the other lane. In a left-hand-drive scenario this should be mirrored - but it is not! Does TMPE have a blindspot here?

[@pgmetcalf]

I think there aren't enough through roads on the main road around the football ground. If traffic wants to go from the South estate to the North estate, it can't go across the main road and is funnelled sideways and onto the roundabouts and causing traffic congestion. Personally, I wouldn't connect a new road to the main road, as it would just add another slow junction, but join the North and South estates with a road straight through the embankment and then bridge the main road over the top of the cut-through. Just a thought

[@kiwislark1178]

Your main roads should have bus lanes to help move the buses more efficiently.

[@2KXMKR]

Believe it or not, my local council spent tens of millions putting in bus lanes about 10 years ago and then decommissioned them all after just 3 years as they caused so much traffic. Nice big waste of tax payer money right there.

[@realpvs]

I love how Biffa has a buffet of different cities, still going back for the Moon Challenge.

[@OntologicalQuandry]

This is turning into a very Northern town: plenty of council work on leisure and commercial and lots of houses but a dire need for industrial. Get that fixed, Biffa, or they'll come out on strike! Bread and circuses only go so far.

[@orinbeard3693]

Top vid, brilliant series best one yet! I suggest you could build a cathedral or some like Coronation street with the cobblestone streets. Keep it up

[@42meep13]

I would add a crossing point at the top of the nice arcing walkway that was added near the pubs and School so people don't need to walk all the way around to get to the other side of the road

[@svenvanderhulst9082]

Next to your petrol station you could make like a roadside restaurant maybe :)

[@gearmob3555]

When using node controller, the lane boundary lines used for offset control should be green and usually form a trapezoid, although a triangle can indicate an offset at its minimum limit. . If the lines turn red, it indicates a 'twisted' boundary, often triangular in shape, but sometimes just a straight line. Vehicles are forced to slow down, or come to a stop, before crossing the boundary. Tweak the offsets until the boundary turns green, and the problem is solved. Quickest fix is to click the icon that squares up all the boundaries surrounding a node. Adjust as desired from that point. Some times, the intersection is too constricted to allow the proper offset, and the intersection must be rebuilt or elements moved slightly.

[@chrispajak5924]

I've a suggestion, small quality of life addition would be to include wheelie bins, along the alleyways, or back gardens. Just a small visual but think it would add a bit more life to an already vibrant build

[@itsme_jake]

Advance Happy 600k Biffa!! 💙

[@MarinoMoons]

I think that the giant hill by the big road in St. Giles east would probably be where all the kids would go in winter with their sleds and slide down, which can be really dangerous , that hill is the t steepest (the most fun) sledding hill I've seen.

[@majortom1164]

I noticed quite early the outside lanes on the roundabout are double purpose. None of the regular traffic were using the inside lane and thus the right lane of the approaching roads weren't being utilised either. If the outside roundabout lane was repurposed for leaving at the "next exit" the roundabout would handle double the traffic.

[@SimonSideburns]

Hi Biffa, the junction at the tennis club isn't being used to its fullest potential because the other junction to get into the tennis club has dedicated turning lanes. If you made both lanes go straight on as well as the one to turn it would improve traffic flow as they'd use both lanes on the main road then.

[@TechyMantis]

What I would suggest you add somewhere is a Greggs, nearly every town has at least one Greggs

[@sciencecharity]

This series instantly injects life into my day! Thank you

[@GuuhRuiz]

Hey biffa, now that you have felt the power of the realistic population, you need the real time mod, because it completely changes the gameplay, adding an agenda, events with a time and the complexities of these events, in terms of traffic and city mobility, add a time that the city wakes up, has lunch and sleeps, peak hours and the difficulties of people getting around in time for their appointments.

[@nicktecky55]

At 37'10" there's something weird going on. A truck comes into view from the roundabout top left, it then enters the ASDA precinct and does a U turn in the side street, it then exits and returns to the roundabout. There's something wrong with the lane management on that roundabout. Also, the small roundabout breaks Biffa's Golden Rule of Roundabouts: always have one lane more than the lanes entering.

[@reinerjung1613]

My suggestion would be to reduce traffic by making the ways for the cars much longer and for cyclists and pedestrians short. Thus, the stadium collector road footpath would be great. I have done this in my cities and it worked perfectly. Also trams would work, but I guess you go for a current UK style with almost no trams, but you could use direct route buses to improve bus speeds. Also you could add pedestrian crossings for the two pedestrian "bridges" (the one at the stadium and the other one down the road).

[@vaderenzoonseries]

Hey Biffa, as a traffic engineer I really enjoyed this episode! Job well done 👏 Greetings from Holland 🇳🇱

[@petesomebody7389]

Luv this series biffa, couple of ideas for you where you built the warehouse near the petrol station it should be a pzza hut or kfc as warehouse makes no logic, also you need car repair shops and car dealers we have many retail estates near us with a car showrroom section. also don't forget to build an Ikea!!!!, in the village i think you should have a village green (with a cricket pitch if there is one ) or a pond with a pub opersite, keep up the good work.

[@steeeeeeeeeeeee]

On the junctions where you said people stop for a red light further ahead, do you have a yellow box decal? Would make sense and adds some variety.

[@timbeech2056]

Think the problem with that mini roundabout is the node size. If a car reaches the junction and the preceding car is still on the junction node then he'll stop and set off again when it's clear. Not sure what the name of it is, but there's a traffic manager button that makes them just keep going through nodes regardless of other traffic on the node already. That would resolve this though it might cause other problems of its own.

[@massimofalsone4784]

Ouhh the sinn ✝️✝️ Deliting roundabouts. Sacrileg 🤣🤣 love the videos

[@Slikx666]

Biffa. It needs potholes, roadworks, rain, road rage and a crappy Circus. TBH I think it looks about right. 😃👍

[@amylouise3974]

It’s England, but it’s England if you, Biffa, we’re the council’s specialist traffic consultant and therefore the only part of England where traffic issues are addressed in a timely manner.

[@coffee_gaming]

I love the buses that carries 100 people in game and it is actually a real bus being made now.

[@bigrab9036]

Those West Coast Motors Coaches are very real life acurate, having been in the main depot for these coaches it's nice to something acurate lol

[@Pantoran_Cargo_Pilot]

hey Biffa in the small village there is a train station, why don't you connect it to the main town as well. I live in England and most small towns have train stations.

[@Dazzsum]

Just got my son down for his nap and finished putting the toys away and sat down right when I saw this pop up. Perfectly timed for my fix of blightea. Loving this build but it’s missing something…. More! 😂

[@franzrogar]

It'd be great if you could try a mixed 4-way junction: (underground level) roundabout to turn left; (ground level) straight and to turn right. Obviously, of the two pair of "opposite-way" must be elevated to avoid crashing. I don't know if it could be done in Skyline (I tried to run the program... but it was too much for me... couldn't even draw straight roads...) but because there's no semaphores nor stops, I think it would help with the traffic. Obviously, when you change directions or enter the roundabout, you have to yield as normal, which would be the only showstoppers.

[@stalfithrildi5366]

Nice to see the traffic realistically treat the mini roundabout like Real Bri'ish do at 35:10 by ignoring it completely and driving over the top

[@raftal528]

I remember having the same issue with some of my roads in CS, where the traffic would never move or despawn!

[@FerrybigGaming]

7:39 they stop because they are not allowed to enter the intersection because it is blocked. The road between the 2 nodes is not big enough to hold 2 cars, so once the first car goes into the next node, only then the next cart starts accelerating

[@Philip.Eriksson]

Hey Biffa! At 35:35, the “right turn only” lane is super empty… At 37:48, you can see it is only building up in the “straight ahead only” lane, I think you should make that one “right + straight” lane, If the 3-lane was even necessary here…. The 2 lane+parking has a more calming feel to it.