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O RLY? Removing highways makes city traffic move easier
One solution to the upcoming increase in traffic jams, says the Texas Transportation Institute, is to increase the carrying capacity of roads in cities. But two writers at the Infrastructuralist think there is a good case to be made for demolishing in-city highways. The benefits don't stop at getting rid of ugly concrete snakes from city centers. Fewer highways can also lead to better - yes, better - traffic patterns. Jebediah Reed and Yonah Freemark cite four examples - Harbor Drive in Portland, Oregon; the Central Freeway and the ... Read more →
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One solution to the upcoming increase in traffic jams, says the Texas Transportation Institute, is to increase the carrying capacity of roads in cities. But two writers at the Infrastructuralist think there is a good case to be made for demolishing in-city highways. The benefits don't stop at ...
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