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More frequent service on the subway doesn't require vast amounts of land to be removed from productive activity. At most it might require a small expansion of s
by scatters 6y ago
More frequent service on the subway doesn't require vast amounts of land to be removed from productive activity. At most it might require a small expansion of stabling facilities for extra carriages and engines.
Induced demand means that when you make the drain pipe bigger, the bucket gets bigger as well, so the sink gets even more full. This is not sustainable.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoWhy is more utilization a problem? It means more people are being served by infrastructure. Imagine complaining that more people are going to parks because the city turned a bunch of vacant lots into parks. In the case of things like roads, rails and bus stops more utilization means more economic activity which is a good thing.
- scatters 6y agoMore time spent on roads does not mean more economic activity occurs. Time spent in traffic is unproductive. Also, land used for roads cannot be used for other economic activities.