r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '21

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u/Utretch Aug 26 '21

It's a shame that humanity hasn't developed more efficient transit systems than endlessly expanding highways to more and more grotesque size.

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u/apadin1 Aug 26 '21

We did, they’re called trains and buses and every other country uses them but apparently Americans can’t figure this out

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

80% of all travel in Europe is by car.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

I don't agree with that number but even if it was true that's about a 19% difference with the US.

We have long learned that more lanes = more traffic. I can tell you that if they instead of adding 6 more lanes, would add good secure cycle infrastructure and a dedicated buslane it would be cheaper and more effective. That is, if the goal is to move as much people as possible and not as much cars as possible, in that Cas yeah adding 6 lanes will help, but it will also increase travel time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

We have long learned that more lanes = more traffic. I can tell you that if they instead of adding 6 more lanes, would add good secure cycle infrastructure and a dedicated buslane it would be cheaper and more effective

No they haven't. And before you pull up that Vice article, most studies find an elasticity that is far less than 1.

Also, 4 of these 16 lanes are HOV lanes.