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> Why are cities not planned such that evacuation routes are already commonly used routes in the morning peak? No one wants to pay for that level of capacity.
by nordsieck 8y ago
> Why are cities not planned such that evacuation routes are already commonly used routes in the morning peak?
No one wants to pay for that level of capacity.
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- dsfyu404ed 8y agoThis. People would rather have "rush hour" be from 3-8pm rather than pay for enough spare capacity that peak demand only saturates the system from 5-6. If a four lane highway is saturated for 3hr you'd need twelve lanes to cut that time to 1hr. That's a lot of money.
- closeparen 8y agoSprawl simply grows until the ample capacity is tight again.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoThis applies to all modes of transit. It is as true for rail networks as it is for cars.
- Hextinium 8y agoThis is compounded by the fact that you cannot in fact build more lanes to handle traffic. Supply just meets demand. https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/