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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by mrfusion on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:02PM (#29799508)
You’re spot on. Plus the argument doesn’t hold water since there are a finite number of potential drivers.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by asoneth on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:27PM (#29799950)
"Induced demand" doesn't just mean increasing the number of drivers, it means increasing the number of miles driven.

In a metro area housing prices are generally correlated with how many minutes it takes to get to a city center. If you add highway capacity then people will choose to move further out to the suburbs. (Though that is great for property values, especially around the periphery of the commuting range.)

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