For decades, state and federal highway agencies have justified massive projects with traffic forecast models. But a closer look reveals a troubling pattern of exaggeration, manipulation and outright falsification in these models.
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There is currently a mandate in the new Ohio budget bill that an interchange must be built between Brunswick and Strongsville. But odds are, it’s only going to make traffic problems in the area worse.
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Adding an interstate exit will not fix congestion issues for this highway in Ohio. Here’s why.
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Let’s bust five myths on this highway expansion project.
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NYCDOT is dangling the prospect of "park-like opportunities" in order to advance its latest highway expansion project, but New Yorkers aren't buying it.
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Missouri’s governor is stuck on a mid-20th-century economic model, wherein connecting cities via interstates provides big economic returns. But such a mindset is going to do a lot more harm than good in today’s world.
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North Virginia will make multi-billion dollar decisions this year on the region’s transportation future—decisions that are only going to induce more driving.
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Local leaders in Ohio and Kentucky are gearing up to make a multi-billion dollar mistake on this bridge equivalent of a highway-widening project.
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In 2022, denying how highway expansions induce people to drive more should be considered professional malpractice.
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Michel Durand-Wood takes us on a hilarious walk through the stages of grief as he puts a financial spike in the heart of his beloved city’s unsustainable 2050 Master Plan.
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Fact: New roads always produce new driving. Say hello to “induced demand.”
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And what this tells us about what the common buzzword really means.
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Texas has set aside $50 million in forgivable loans to help its 2.7 million small businesses. That’s less than 20 bucks apiece. An urban designer in Dallas knows where the state can get $15 billion more.
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There are a ton of good reasons to invest in transit. Making life easier for drivers isn’t one.
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The right question is how we’re going to get people to the things that make their lives better. Transportation problems look different once you’re having that conversation.
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If you can’t justify your half-a-billion-dollar freeway widening project with the usual argument, why not try a different one: that it will reduce crashes? Unfortunately, there’s no evidence for this either.
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Why are we still surprised when a highway closes and fears of traffic pandemonium don’t come to pass?
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