GermanZero Hamburg · @GermanZeroHH
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Critical Mass Wuppertal · @cmwpt
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RT @BrentToderian@twitter.com

Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the , and the fact that they don’t actually work.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/BrentToderian/stat

#cimateemergency #inducedtraffic #climatecrisis

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MHRev 👹🤡 · @MHR989
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@BrentToderian Well, at least the automotive, oil, and construction industries sure do benefit from new bigger roads. Oh, wait, that's part of the reason why it still happens....🤔

#inducedtraffic

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Brent Toderian · @BrentToderian
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“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”

The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.

planetizen.com/node/53659



#flash #jevonsparadox #inducedtraffic #car #city #congestion #traffic #transportation #urbanism #cars #cities #induceddemand

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Brent Toderian · @BrentToderian
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“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”

The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.

planetizen.com/node/53659



#flash #jevonsparadox #inducedtraffic #car #city #congestion #traffic #transportation #urbanism #cars #cities #induceddemand

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Brent Toderian · @BrentToderian
11330 followers · 183 posts · Server mastodon.online

“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”

The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.
planetizen.com/node/53659

#flash #jevonsparadox #inducedtraffic #car #city #congestion #traffic #transportation #urbanism #cars #cities #induceddemand

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Brent Toderian · @BrentToderian
11328 followers · 183 posts · Server mastodon.online

“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”
The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.
planetizen.com/node/53659

#flash #jevonsparadox #inducedtraffic #car #city #congestion #traffic #transportation #urbanism #cars #cities #induceddemand

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Critical Mass Wuppertal · @cmwpt
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Brent Toderian · @BrentToderian
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If you’re trying to “solve” traffic congestion, road widenings are very expensive exercises in futility - unless your ACTUAL intention is more people driving more often and longer in the same or worse congestion, and a lot more suburban sprawl.

#inducedtraffic #transportation #induceddemand #suburbansprawl #sprawl #urbanism #urbanplanning #suburbia #suburbs #cities

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Scott M. :mstdn: ✅ · @apukwa
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RT @BrentToderian@twitter.com

This is BRILLIANT!

“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."

“I guess for $300 billion dollars we were hoping for something a little more dramatic.”

isn’t a death metal band. It’s . Via @ABCTV@twitter.com:

🐦🔗: twitter.com/BrentToderian/stat

#JevonsParadox #inducedtraffic

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Our amazing fellow rebel scientist @Martha_LastGen has reached day 31 of hunger strike to demand @BgmLudwig agrees on public debate on quasi-highway project.She just demands him to publicly face on , but no answer thus far.
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RT @Martha_LastGen
day 31. Gave a press talk today in the morning - intended to use a still from the video for today's post but thi…
twitter.com/Martha_LastGen/sta

#stadtstrasse #science #inducedtraffic #climateactionnow #MarthasHungerStrike

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