tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post109666559806538258..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Lifting WaitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1096686761723691532004-10-01T20:12:00.000-07:002004-10-01T20:12:00.000-07:00Adam -- yep, that's what you had to do. The whole...Adam -- yep, that's what you had to do. The whole idea was to encourage people to use the stairs. However, many people chose to go one floor *above* and then walk *down* a flight, instead one floor below and up a flight. My next post will consider this...Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1096683207916230472004-10-01T19:13:00.000-07:002004-10-01T19:13:00.000-07:00With the NYU elevator: what if you want to go from...With the NYU elevator: what if you want to go from an even numbered floor to an odd numbered floor? If you wanted to go from floor 2 to floor 5, would you have to take the elevator to floor 4, and then go the remaining 1 floor either via stairs or via the other elevator? That seems like waaaay more of a pain than it's worth.Adam Crouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09954899299332199063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1096681601777353822004-10-01T18:46:00.000-07:002004-10-01T18:46:00.000-07:00While this is true in heavy traffic, when there is...While this is true in heavy traffic, when there is light traffic the elevator can afford to stop at every floor, since it makes no one wait. So rather than only stopping at some floors, the elevator should run an alternate "rush-hour" algorithm. This could be triggered by a large number of floor presses, or just time of day.<br /><br />-Patri FriedmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1096668844071830832004-10-01T15:14:00.000-07:002004-10-01T15:14:00.000-07:00Well, isn't this the logic by which, on parallel r...Well, isn't this the logic by which, on parallel routes, bus lines have more stops than metros, and trains have even fewer?FBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898045306272741540noreply@blogger.com