More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing

Get 60% off Incogni: Script by Nicole Conlan & Jason Slaughter Thanks to Matthew Krol (Extra Credits), Chuck Marohn (Strong Towns), & Lane Man (Cities by Diana) for quotes --- References & Reading EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON INDUCED TRAFFIC What Is Induced Demand? Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse INDUCED TRAFFIC AND INDUCED DEMAND Highway 401 Expansion Induced Demand: An Urban Metropolitan Perspective Supply/Demand graph based on SilverStar (CC BY 2.5) 405 Commutes Now a Minute Worse Than Before Carpool Lane Houston commute times quickly increasing North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) With I-45 construction set to begin in 2024, many facets of the project remain uncertain Rethink35 Austin & Frogger Lawsuit against TxDOT Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Highway Braess’s paradox - Wikipedia ’s_paradox The Spring Paradox Steve Mould Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes Exploring traffic evaporation Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars? From Freeways to Waterways: What Los Angeles Can Learn From Seoul 청계고가, 밤 12시부터 전면 통제, 고가도로 철거 오는 10월 말까지 마무리 Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration Project WSDOT VS. REALITY, Puget Sound traffic forecasts don’t even pass the laugh test. Every traffic projection is wrong Traffic Forecasts Ignoring Induced Demand: a Shaky Fundament for Cost-Benefit Analyses Traffic volumes declined by 34 percent on SR 520 after deployment of pricing and electronic tolling. Carmageddon Leaves Los Angeles in Gridlock With I-405 Closing Downs–Thomson paradox –Thomson_paradox Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? Not Just Bikes Effects of upgrading to cycle highways Bikeability and the induced demand for cycling Build The Lanes (YouTube) @buildthelanes NACTO Transit Street Design Guide How Arlington Is Avoiding D.C.’s Traffic Nightmare ARLINGTON TRAFFIC COUNT DATA How Oslo Achieved Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities More road tolls set to cordon off Oslo This video uses footage licensed by Getty Images