Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars
by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @05:00PM
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Are there any cities that are actually building new or wider highways (not just improving interchanges/exits)? Seems like most cities have stopped building new highways.
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Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars
by magduf on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:14PM
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Yes: DC. They're widening I-66, because too many people moved way out to the exurbs and commute into the city every day, taking 1-2 hours each way. So they're adding lanes on this highway, which will cause even more people to move out to the exurbs, and won't help at all. Meanwhile, they're refusing to extend the subway line out in that direction, even though a single train can carry hundreds of commuters at a time, and they'll all going the exact same direction.