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So, basically, we reduce the revenue for the businesses around there, and decrease the enjoyment of an area. Wonderful! Or, we could support proper densities s

• skybrian 11y ago
  I wasn't saying that reducing our ability to travel is actually better. I'm saying the cost is less than it might appear. People who have to plan their shopping trips a bit more will still buy almost as much stuff. Or they might go to a local store in walking distance (increasing demand for very local businesses), or they'll order online. Similarly, adding a new lane to a highway doesn't help traffic as much as you'd think, because it generates more trips that were probably fairly marginal compared to alternatives (since they didn't happen before).