CALTRANS: INCREASING CAPACITY UNLIKELY TO RELIEVE CONGESTION

-> Transportation experts have repeatedly found that building new roads inevitably encourages more people to drive, which in turn negates any congestion savings—a phenomenon known as "induced demand." The California DOT (Caltrans) has linked to a policy brief outlining key research findings from years of study into induced demand (Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion: http://bit.ly/1NDk01a). What’s significant about the Caltrans acknowledgement is that induced demand creates something of a mission crisis for transportation agencies that spend most of their money on building new roads. http://bit.ly/1PErt4h


from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.

[B' Spokes: And I'll repeat "What’s significant about the Caltrans acknowledgement is that induced demand creates something of a mission crisis for transportation agencies that spend most of their money on building new roads."... That is to say just like Maryland. :/ ]