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Freeway Removal Reduces Congestion & Is Good for the Economy
An idea whose time has come:
"Perhaps the most effective strategy for solving the conundrum of induced demand: Instead of adding road capacity, remove it. San Francisco’s Central Freeway carried around 100,000 passengers per day before it was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. The surface-level boulevard that replaced it carries about 45,000 cars. Far from decreasing economic activity, the freeway removal turned the surrounding blocks into one of the city’s most desirable (and unaffordable) neighborhoods. Other freeway removals—typically undertaken in dense, central city areas—have been shown to produce similar results. (Bonus: Removing a freeway is often cheaper than repairing it.)" https://www.citylab.com/transportati...demand/569455/ Bret Cahill |
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Freeway Removal Reduces Congestion & Is Good for the Economy
On 9/12/18 4:30 PM, Bret Cahill wrote:
An idea whose time has come: "Perhaps the most effective strategy for solving the conundrum of induced demand: Instead of adding road capacity, remove it. San Francisco’s Central Freeway carried around 100,000 passengers per day before it was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. The surface-level boulevard that replaced it carries about 45,000 cars. Far from decreasing economic activity, the freeway removal turned the surrounding blocks into one of the city’s most desirable (and unaffordable) neighborhoods. Other freeway removals—typically undertaken in dense, central city areas—have been shown to produce similar results. (Bonus: Removing a freeway is often cheaper than repairing it.)" https://www.citylab.com/transportati...demand/569455/ Bret Cahill Also many European towns are removing traffic signs, traffic lights etc in their streets. Supposedly this makes everyone pay attention and drive with consideration for others, and traffic flows more smoothly. https://bit.ly/2N6Kns0 |
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