Originally Posted by John Forester
To put things rather crudely, if the congestion of motor traffic is the problem, then there are two ways to solve that. The first is to increase the capacity of the road system to handle the traffic generated by drivers who want to arrive. The second is to reduce the attraction of the city so that no more drivers will be attracted than the road system will carry without congestion. As has been remarked in similar discussions long before this, either solution involves wrecking-ball therapy.
wow. if this is the extent of your creative thinking in proposing solutions to the problems of congestion of motor traffic we'll have a hard time understanding one another.
No mention of public transportation.
No mention of alternative means of transportation- incl. bikes, pedestrians.
You've only suggested more ways to cater to the automobile.
If your first suggestion is successful it is only a matter of time before the capacity of the "improved road" will be reached and it's back to square one.