Future

Planning for the Future

In the future, we would like to incorporate sensors and new traffic lights into the new bike and bus lanes we proposed. In the diagram of our proposed update to the intersection at Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street on the Current Problems page, the bike lane can temporarily block pedestrian access to the bus lane. To resolve this issue, we would like to:

• create separate traffic lights for bike lanes
• incorporate sensors into bike and bus lanes that detect the traffic flow in the lane
• create a connection between the bike lane traffic lights and the sensors in the lane to control bike flow when pedestrians need to cross the road

The Future of Transportation

Many transportation departments are also working on lofty projects for the future. The USDOT, for example, is developing programming for connected vehicles, which can allow vehicles to “talk” to one another. Cars on the highway, for example, would use short-range radio signals to communicate with each other so every vehicle on the road would be aware of where other nearby vehicles are. This can dramatically decrease the number of fatalities and injuries caused by accidents.

The Hyperloop is a design by Elon Musk can theoretically go up to a speed of 700 miles per hour. This can be a milestone in the development of the public transportation of the future. For example, the Hyperloop could be used to make transportation to father destinations more accessible to people living in cities.