Great explanation from Vox of why widening freeways does not reduce traffic congestion. And with alternative suggestions. Poster child: the Katy Freeway in Houston, 26 lanes wide at its widest.
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The lesson is occasioned by ideas from Senate Democrats (not the senators from Arkansas, naturally) about REMOVING highways from urban areas.
Maybe we can get Mayor Pete to take a look at the poorly conceived, billion-dollar-bloated 30 Crossing project in Little Rock.
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Democrats in the Senate are considering nearly $10 billion in funding for highway-removal projects in cities across the US.
Here’s why that may end up reducing, not increasing traffic in the long run: https://t.co/jL8lKXSwnF
— Vox (@voxdotcom) February 14, 2021