> Induced demand is not a useful concept – the demand is always there, latent Latent demand and induced demand are distinct: > The technical distinction betwe

> Induced demand is not a useful concept – the demand is always there, latent Latent demand and induced demand are distinct: > The technical distinction between the two terms, which are often used interchangeably, is that latent demand is travel that cannot be realised because of constraints. It is thus "pent-up". Induced demand is demand that has been realised, or "generated", by improvements made to transportation infrastructure. Thus, induced demand generates the traffic that had been "pent-up" as latent demand.[6][7][8][9] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand#In_transportation_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand#In_transportati... Though some folks say that it is a distinction without a difference.