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Ironically this article exposes the fallacy of “induced demand.” Proponents of this mindset, such as the author of this article, claim that more lanes inevitabl
by massysett 6y ago
Ironically this article exposes the fallacy of “induced demand.” Proponents of this mindset, such as the author of this article, claim that more lanes inevitably lead to more traffic. But the article leads off with an example of a massive highway expansion project that is a “boondoggle” because traffic fell and the lanes are empty. I thought that lanes automatically fill up, because induced demand.
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- xsmasher 6y agoTravellers shift from other modes of transit until the "pain levels" even out again; that's independent of the travelers drying up altogether for other reasons though.
- nimbleal 6y agoSurely, unless the claim was that in all cases, everywhere a new road means new levels of traffic to fill it, a single counterexample does nothing to expose a fallacy? I feel like your “inevitably” here is a bit strawman-y