Building roads does decrease congestion. Just don’t place them randomly. Use simulations and modern traffic engineering. Do you think that inaction build the Netherlands?
Sure an extra lane can relieve congestion, for a bit then 10 years later you’re back to where you started or worse.
This is mostly due to the fact that American cities grow sprawl and not density. So basically unless there’s a population collapse adding another lane is a temporary solution.
That’s why they are basically always adding new lanes, they can’t keep up with the demand. So instead of continually trying to keep up with demand it’s time to work on reducing demand
Building roads is not an extra lane and an extra bus bike or tram lane has surely relieved congestion. Same for an extra lane for queueing in niche cases. Added a random feature at a random spot will not yield desired results.
Building roads does decrease congestion. Just don’t place them randomly. Use simulations and modern traffic engineering. Do you think that inaction build the Netherlands?
This post is about the lack of scientific evidence for your theory. Care to supply some?
Case studies are not scientific evidence, they’re well-documented anecdotes that suggest the need for scientific study.
Case studies are scientific evidence. They are just not strong scientific evidence.
Sure an extra lane can relieve congestion, for a bit then 10 years later you’re back to where you started or worse.
This is mostly due to the fact that American cities grow sprawl and not density. So basically unless there’s a population collapse adding another lane is a temporary solution.
That’s why they are basically always adding new lanes, they can’t keep up with the demand. So instead of continually trying to keep up with demand it’s time to work on reducing demand
Building roads is not an extra lane and an extra bus bike or tram lane has surely relieved congestion. Same for an extra lane for queueing in niche cases. Added a random feature at a random spot will not yield desired results.