Phantom traffic jams, and why lane expansion isn’t really successful

Re:Phantom traffic jams, and why lane expansion isn’t really... by CalRobert on Monday July 02, 2018 @10:29AM (#17441914)

we agree to an extent, but we've shoved roads and motorways where we should have streets. Santa Monica ridiculously slapped a 25mph sign and unguarded crosswalk on a Wilshire, a disaster of a road at the best of times, and of course people are killed on it now and then. How many nearby will die young from cancer,lung disease, etc - who knows?

Interestingly autism rates appear to be higher near freeways (like the ones we put in the middle of cities), yet the anti-freeways-in-urban-cores crowd somehow lacks mindshare compared to antivaxxers.

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Re:Phantom traffic jams, and why lane expansion isn’t really... by freehunter on Monday July 02, 2018 @12:00PM (#17442771)

If you haven't been familiar with the organization Strong Towns before, you should really look into it.

They've got tons of articles that are right up your alley on the dangers of just putting a 25mph speed limit on a road and calling it a "street".

This one is my favorite: Just Another Pedestrian Killed https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/12/3/just-another-p...

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Re:Phantom traffic jams, and why lane expansion isn’t really... by CalRobert on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @01:39AM (#17447826)

Thanks - I'm familiar with them. This is an issue I care deeply about, and one of the key reasons I emigrated.

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