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Originally Posted by jslath
To pay devil's advocate  , everyone so far seems to be ignoring the studies that show that adding lanes is only a short-term. Long-term, those additional lanes only encourage more congestion as more and more cars are drawn to the road.
We need to focus on long-term solutions. Perhaps a commuter rail or ferry? |
BRT then LRT in the rail cut. Why can't we at least afford a Bombardier tram network.
You don't get the point about buses though. I see what you are trying to say, but buses not only cause alot of congestion... ridership is likely low due to the fact they are so slow due to car congestion. Maybe we need widenings to include dedicated bus lanes?
The argument that widening doesn't solve any of the problem is definitely not true. I'm pro biking and public transit, but Halifax has far too narrow roads in many places.
Height solves sprawl, widening solves congestion. These are truisms. I know it hurts some people to back up on their stance, but how will we ever have effective public transit with very narrow roads and people living in sprawl everywhere?
I also say, raise taxes in the suburbs and lower them in the city. It should financially cost people to live way out there. Where are these studies you speak of?
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