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Induced demand is a terrible argument anyway. It's like arguing that capitalism is bad because material wealth induces demand for material things like homes and
by AbrahamParangi 5y ago
Induced demand is a terrible argument anyway. It's like arguing that capitalism is bad because material wealth induces demand for material things like homes and cars and good dentistry, etc.
And like, sure, on some level that's kind of true and you can argue this but it completely misses the point that giving human beings the things they want - safety, privacy, freedom, mobility - is generally considered a good thing and the lack of it is called poverty.
- stephen_g 5y agoIt’s all about what you want to encourage. Inducing demand by improving roads has few positives, and after a while can cause more congestion than before the road was improved! On the side, it causes more pollution (until most cars are electric), is more dangerous for pedestrians and bikes, is space inefficient, etc. etc. So cities should want to induce demand in other types of transport (trains, busses, bikes, walking) and try not to induce demand for cars.