Submitted by dissolutewastrel t3_11mxvu2 in Pennsylvania
ronreadingpa t1_jboq5ol wrote
Reply to comment by 69FunnyNumberGuy420 in Will the cost of a central Pa. thruway reach $1B? PennDOT officials hope not by dissolutewastrel
Can't speak for California. In PA more roads and lanes often do help. I know from personal experience.
Induced demand is an issue, but not building new roads / adding lanes isn't the answer either. It needs to be a combination of better road infrastructure and other transportation options along with coordinating zoning across municipalities.
In my view, among the most promising is on-demand public transit. Instead of full-size buses running on a fixed routes, using a mix of vehicles from vans to full-size buses instead with flexible routes. Closest analogy would be Uber Pool. If done right, many would use it.
69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_jboqkcg wrote
> Can't speak for California. In PA more roads and lanes often do help.
Pennsylvania does not exist on a fundamentally different plane of existence than California, so no they don't. As any trip through the freeways in Philly will show you.
> but not building new roads / adding lanes isn't the answer either.
The answer is to remove vehicles from the road. That is the only way to alleviate traffic. Unfortunately, most Americans cannot imagine a life that doesn't involve driving alone an average of 40 miles a day.
> In my view, among the most promising is on-demand public transit. Instead of full-size buses running on a fixed routes, using a mix of vehicles from vans to full-size buses instead with flexible routes. Closest analogy would be Uber Pool. If done right, many would use it.
Congratulations, you just reinvented the jitney.
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