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Wow, what an illuminating study. If you build roads and the population continues to grow and/or pent up demand is release, those roads will eventually/immediate
by skellington 11y ago
Wow, what an illuminating study. If you build roads and the population continues to grow and/or pent up demand is release, those roads will eventually/immediately clog up.
Obviously people use roads until the equilibrium of pain is met (like any economic decision). But, there is a point where you can supply so much capacity that there won't be traffic. It's a lie to say that no amount of capacity can overwhelm all forms of demand.
The only real question is how much road would it take to fully satisfy demand and what would that cost vs the alternatives. (Ignoring pollution issues)
- Majestic121 11y agoI don't see any good reason to ignore pollution when looking for the best solution.
- lhopki01 11y agoAnd what is that point? More roads mean less living area which means more roads to get out to where there is living area. A poorly designed response to a problem makes the problem even worse. There are better ways of dealing with pent up demand for movement than to build more roads. Ones that are more efficient of resources, that are better for the environment and that provide a better quality of life for everyone.