tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post249669023382682112..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #165 / As PredictedGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-24770564591340539122014-06-14T23:26:00.256-07:002014-06-14T23:26:00.256-07:00Well, "they" are people and they have to...Well, "they" are people and they have to live somewhere. Population of the US is way up. Of course traffic is getting worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-9608233829070864262014-06-14T09:23:34.630-07:002014-06-14T09:23:34.630-07:00It's obvious that PhysicsPolice hasn't rea...It's obvious that PhysicsPolice hasn't read the literature on induced demand. It's not about increased traffic, it's about patterns of behavior of existing motorists, who drive where it's most convenient, thus backing up traffic in the same place when capacity is increased.<br /><br />http://www.uctc.net/papers/648.pdfMichael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-6648500806691569572014-06-14T02:36:09.029-07:002014-06-14T02:36:09.029-07:00Auxiliary lanes aren't magic. They can improve...Auxiliary lanes aren't magic. They can improve traffic flow by providing greater separation between vehicles entering and exiting the freeway from mainline traffic.<br /><br />Your anecdotal evidence is unconvincing. This is like the argument, "global warming isn't real because it's cold outside right now". Sucks you got stuck in traffic. That doesn't mean the situation is unchanged since 2011. You gotta back those claims up with some actual evidence, my friend!<br /><br />Talk of induced demand is an obvious slippery slope fallacy. I don't think anyone flipped out and gave up carpooling because this one mile of auxiliary lane got finished.<br /><br />If traffic has increased, the obvious explanation would be more and more people getting back to work as the economy recovers from the 2008 recession. You know. Rush hour.@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-12485084602355430722014-06-13T15:23:45.819-07:002014-06-13T15:23:45.819-07:00So most folks I know saw this flaw as it was being...So most folks I know saw this flaw as it was being built over the past eons of time. It was predictable. It's tax payers money they burn. They keep their jobs for awhile and move on to the next boondoggle fat and unaccountably. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184400246237682454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-848017051193517882014-06-13T10:36:43.552-07:002014-06-13T10:36:43.552-07:00Correct! And not in a good way. Correct! And not in a good way. Gary A. Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-4722037833247733202014-06-13T09:09:41.196-07:002014-06-13T09:09:41.196-07:00No surprise there!
"Planners" are adept...No surprise there!<br /><br />"Planners" are adept at making plans for the past, not for the future. It seems ironic that planning organizations are completely inept at assimilating, understanding and employing new data about the subject of their plans. They are always decades behind the times.<br /><br />This seemingly illogical situation is because planners require a constant source of big projects to fund their bloated departments. Hence, Highway 1 widening and Broadway-Brommer Bicycle pavement. Without big projects in the pipelines, planning departments have no source of funding and no justification for their existence. <br /><br />Without projects, no plans. Without plans, no planning department.<br /><br />'Twas ever thus.Michael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-48508393395132432792014-06-13T00:59:14.600-07:002014-06-13T00:59:14.600-07:00Another excellent example of "If you build it...Another excellent example of "If you build it, they will come."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com