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Some people will always have to use cars, regardless of how bad the traffic is. Not widening prevents people who wouldn't use cars from using cars. But certain
by precommunicator 4y ago
Some people will always have to use cars, regardless of how bad the traffic is. Not widening prevents people who wouldn't use cars from using cars. But certain throughout is required.
- DesiLurker 4y agoSo shouldn't the amount of [lanes on] highways be decided by actual physical housing in and out of the employment centers & also coupled with actual rising commuter traffic? thats relatively easy to gauge. otherwise not building highway lanes when really needed is just one more 'we've got standards now go make the sacrifices needed to meet them'. not saying cars are the only solution but then there should be some objectively better alternative investment like busses plus improved local connectivity. Also, the time delta between public transportation & car option should be a consideration.
- recursive 4y agoIf one lane is sometimes too few, then it seems to follow that widening highways is sometimes necessary or at least good, even if it doesn't "fix" traffic.