A Great Big Freeway — Thanks to Induced Demand
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Los Angeles is getting what it paid for when it widened 10 miles of its most infamous freeways — another lane of traffic.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic
Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit
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Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....
The Injustice of Highway Pollution
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The people who drive the least, suffer the most.
A Recipe for Cutting Traffic: Build More Apartments, Fewer Single-Family Homes
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In the Twin Cities, people living in multi-family housing - apartments, condos, or any kind of dwelling that shares walls with its neighbors - travel by car 25 percent less than people who live in single-family homes. And they get around by walking, biking, and transit much, much more.
The Science Is Clear: More Highways Equals More Traffic. Why Are DOTs Still Ignoring It?
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Numerous studies have documented the phenomenon known as induced demand in transportation: Basically, if you build highway lanes, more drivers will come. And yet, transportation agencies rarely account for this effect when planning road projects.
Transportation Agencies Will Finally Measure the Movement of People, Not Just Cars
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Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent in the quest for free-flowing vehicular traffic. The result is wider highways, more sprawl, and more people stuck in congestion. But this week U.S. DOT took an important step to change course, releasing new standards to guide how transportation agencies measure their performance. Advocates for transit and walkability say the policy is a significant improvement.