Definition – What does Proof of Concept (POC) mean?
A proof of concept (POC) is a demonstration, the purpose of which is to verify that certain concepts or theories have the potential for real-world application. POC is therefore a prototype that is designed to determine feasibility, but does not represent deliverables.
Proof of concept is also known as proof of principle.
Residents of Johns Creek have been told that to cure their traffic ailments, that they must widen State Route 141 to three lanes in each direction.
Others, such as my neighbors and myself, have challenged that this is the only cure for the traffic we have.
We are more than frustrated with our traffic. We have been for years and years. We are told that we want to simply do nothing. That is another myth by City Officials. We want to do something. We want the right solution, and not just any solution.
Putting the mettle to the test, we have asked to slow down the laying of asphalt and let us see what we can do to improve the bottlenecks we have in Johns Creek. If traffic can get through the bottleneck, we feel there is adequate asphalt to handle the volume of vehicles until that traffic reaches the next bottleneck(which we can also address).
We are led to believe that just improving the intersections cannot address our issues. If what we have proposed for the intersections does not work, then neither will their solution of paving three lanes in each direction. The crucial component is that we get the intersections to function more efficiently. The roadway between the intersections when an intersection does not function properly is just space to queue vehicles.
And then we will be right back where we started, with six lanes instead of four.
I encourage our residents, therefore to ask the City Council to show us the Proof of Concept. Give us the three lanes southbound at 141 and State Bridge Road through the intersection only. Also, at the same time give us the three lanes westbound on State Bridge Road and have it terminate at the main entrance to Johns Creek High School.
My belief is that will show that three lanes through at the intersections will give us a major improvement in traffic movement, and at the same time demonstrate that we do not need to pave the entire corridor in both directions with three lanes. Our backups will be much shorter in both distance and duration.
And we haven’t even gotten started on the actual functions of the traffic lights themselves.