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kolt54321 t1_j34n1i9 wrote

Reply to comment by Die-Nacht in Traffic study by former head of NYC DOT reveals what he says is ultimate cause of congestion by HEIMDVLLR

Why would reduced road supply reduce the amount of driving? In transit deserts (there are plenty of them in NYC), you need to drive to get anywhere.

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Die-Nacht t1_j34rnav wrote

If you are actually curious, there's a good amount of research on this. Here are some links from several different publications to get you started:

https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/03/19/reduced-demand-just-important-induced-demand

https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Induced_demand

https://cal.streetsblog.org/2022/05/13/three-reasons-why-congestion-decreases-when-cities-delete-road-lanes/

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