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Well, we’re not going to roll it out. But it’s not really a theory so much as an established fact that the only way to reduce traffic is to have viable alterna
by J_Shelby_J 2y ago
Well, we’re not going to roll it out.
But it’s not really a theory so much as an established fact that the only way to reduce traffic is to have viable alternatives to driving.
- bluGill 2y agoOnly because noboby is willing to pay for all the roads a city needs. Freeways in very rural places are never congested because we outbuilt demand. Des Moines needs Huston levels of freeway to meet current demand. Which is why nobody is willing to pay for it.
- marcosdumay 2y agoNo city has enough space for all the roads everybody need to get everywhere by car. You'd pave the entire city and it would still not be enough. But, of course, the people saying "better streets would only make people drive more" are stupid. It's just that the people insisting one can do everything by car are also stupid.
- bluGill 2y agoYou can go up and down and find plenty of space. of course that is even more expensive.
- marcosdumay 2y agoOr you invest on something that uses less space for the more fixed routes people do. And let them use cars on the more diverse routes...
- bluGill 2y agoThat is the affordable answer.
- exe34 2y ago> But, of course, the people saying "better streets would only make people drive more" are stupid. that's right, better streets and more parking area will deter car use.
- bluGill 2y agoThe only people saying that are sarcastic. cut it out, it isn't halping anything. what people want is to do things. They want better streets and more parking because they think it will help them - induced demand proves they are right. If you don't like it then work on a real answer, great transit for example (not the transit for people with 5 DWIs that we are trying to punish - which is what all most people see, no wonder they don't want it.)
- exe34 2y agowe have pretty good transit in Europe. it's America that worships cars. just one more lane.
- bluGill 2y agoEurope has a lot more people in cars than on transit. in general the cities are somewhat petter but there is a lot of room to do better. not that you are wrong but you need to do better not focus on butting down the us.
- exe34 2y agoyes, I wouldn't want to upset any American snowflakes! America good. Great success!
- bluGill 2y agoWho said anything about America? Take a look at yourself: Sweden, Spain, Italy, France, Germany - each does some really good things that are not repeated in other countries. That list is not exhaustive, but there is a reason each country is on the list, do you know what you have to learn because they are better than you (unless one of them happens to be you). Then look at the larger world - what are your learning from Chile, South Korea, Japan... Again not an exhaustive list, but each country has significant things they are doing better than you. Even in America, New York city, or Seattle, have things to teach you, but no you have to look down on America and so won't learn the good instead, you just want to feel better than us because of the bad things.