Interestingly the opposite occurs: increasing street capacity tends to lead to more congestion. Here is a Wired article that explains the problem: https://www.

Interestingly the opposite occurs: increasing street capacity tends to lead to more congestion. Here is a Wired article that explains the problem: https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/