They’re widening highways because that’s what they have been doing for almost a century to try to alleviate congestion, and it has never worked except for very

They’re widening highways because that’s what they have been doing for almost a century to try to alleviate congestion, and it has never worked except for very momentarily. But that’s the only thing they know, on an institutional level, so that’s what they keep doing. Problem, hammer, nail. Source of motive power has nothing to do with the main issue with cars, which is the fact that there are no extra dimensions in which to physically fit them all.