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The research is very clear that increasing road capacity results in more drivers on those roads, increasing congestion. https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traf
by braingravy 3y ago
The research is very clear that increasing road capacity results in more drivers on those roads, increasing congestion.
https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/
- HPsquared 3y agoMore utility provided by the road too, though. Can't forgot that side of the equation.
- cinntaile 3y agoYour article says that the intensity of traffic stays the same if you increase or decrease the number of roads, so it doesn't increase or decrease congestion. This just doesn't happen instantaneously. What I said was that it will temporarily decrease congestion, but that the effect will disappear over time.