Peak hour traffic patterns in North University City

City engineer Frank Belock commented in 1994 that the Regents Road bridge by itself would "provide the community with a traffic pattern that is somewhat constrained." In the satellite image below, we can see why. The big trip generators in North University City which contribute to peak hour Genesee Avenue traffic are the business and commercial sites along or east of Genesee (encircled with dotted white lines). During afternoon peak, the vast majority of commuters currently traveling on Genesee are headed to the south or southeast. Regents Road is in the wrong direction for these travelers.

Furthermore, commuters who would use the bridge would have to make left turns at congested intersections, making this route even less attractive. Genesee Avenue itself provides these commuters with a more direct, and hence more likely route.