Well, no, not in the short term, and without any other adaptation. If you have 2 roads and close one and change absolutely nothing besides everyone switching t

Well, no, not in the short term, and without any other adaptation. If you have 2 roads and close one and change absolutely nothing besides everyone switching to the open one, of course things get worse. City and traffic planning is perceived as a pure "requirements implementation" project. Citizens say they want X, so let's build them X. Truth is more complex. Individuals don't frequently know what is best for the community at large. So City planning needs to influence people's behaviour as much as people's behaviour needs to influence city planning.