“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10%, then the amount of driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Via @WIRED

WIRED

What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse

The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thin...

WIRED

What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse

The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thin...

BREAKING: Today Amsterdam introduced 30 kmh (20 mph) maximum speed limits on most streets, citing increased road safety, reduced pollution, lower noise levels, and fewer injuries/casualties. 20-30% fewer accidents, predicts the Vice Mayor. Via @npub1eaej...960s #Amsterdam #Dutch

The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @npub1t9fr...5htd

"Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." - Lewis Mumford in 1955. We’ve known this for a LONG time, but we’ve put massive energy, money, space, and time into pretending we don’t know it. #InducedDemand #lawofcongestion

As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re using as an excuse. If more walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. Spread the word.

Attention Icelanders! I’ll be presenting at an open forum on sustainable planning and better transportation along with Maria Vassilakou, former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, on August 29th. NEXT WEEK! It’s part of the work we’re doing to plan an exciting new net zero district in Reykjavík, Iceland. Register below:

Microsoft Forms

“If you look at it from the perspective of the status quo, it will always feel like the right thing to do is to widen the road,” said Brent Toderian. But he characterizes highway expansions as giving car addicts “another hit.” The Denver Post’s Sunday front page.

Denver airport explores Peña Boulevard expansion as traffic grows

A potential expansion of Peña Boulevard has sparked fierce debate as it struggles to handle growing traffic spurred by Denver International Airpor...

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, & most of the energy that does, moves the car, not people. Sound efficient? HT @circulareconomy