Scott
09-01-06, 03:23 PM
In reference to the Post story on closing Rama 1 to traffic (http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/09Jan2006_news16.php) and the briefer Nation article referenced on 2Bangkok:
While I think it would be great to close this section to traffic, it also seems like this would cause some major traffic flow problems as well. Clearly there should have been a (better?) traffic study done BEFORE they actually built such a huge traffic draw. I assume that this is a short-term solution while something more permenant is worked out. It seems a more appropriate solution may be to redesign or relocate the parking entrances and/or provide some real time info to drivers as to where there is available parking. However, I'll be one of the first to dance on Rama 1 when there is no private vehicle traffic.
I'm not clear on exactly where the closure would take effect. I can't make out Pong Pra Ram on my map and am not familiar with the references to Charoen Phon, Pathumwan, and Chaloem Phao. would this essentially close Rama 1 from Phaya Thai to Ratchadamri? If so, what would happen to all the other access points to Rama 1 like Dunant and the many small sois?
While I think it would be great to close this section to traffic, it also seems like this would cause some major traffic flow problems as well. Clearly there should have been a (better?) traffic study done BEFORE they actually built such a huge traffic draw. I assume that this is a short-term solution while something more permenant is worked out. It seems a more appropriate solution may be to redesign or relocate the parking entrances and/or provide some real time info to drivers as to where there is available parking. However, I'll be one of the first to dance on Rama 1 when there is no private vehicle traffic.
I'm not clear on exactly where the closure would take effect. I can't make out Pong Pra Ram on my map and am not familiar with the references to Charoen Phon, Pathumwan, and Chaloem Phao. would this essentially close Rama 1 from Phaya Thai to Ratchadamri? If so, what would happen to all the other access points to Rama 1 like Dunant and the many small sois?