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DwZ @lemmy.world

3d ago

Colorado 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁯󠁿 is one of the best US States. Colorado has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit.

www.nytimes.com

nytimes.com

I wanted to share this great article. Colorado, I'm so proud of you.

Finally an american state that respects Science.

👉 https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/does-widening-highways-ease-traffic-congestion

👉 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-04/costs-of-adding-new-roads-far-exceed-benefits-study-finds

👉 https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/

Meanwhile, California is still expanding highways. They are even destroying housing 🤦

https://laist.com/news/transportation/highway-expansions-5-california-relocations-la-county

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Go Colorado! It's a lovely place with good brews and views alike.
Meanwhile, California...
Is still fucking it up. Here's a recent near-screw-up near me: Mike Swire fought highway widening, so asphalt-addicted bullies want him kicked off the San Mateo Transportation Authority Community Advisory Committee.
Just a reminder that good infrastructure is not an engineering problem. It's a political one.

This is great news! I long for the day we have a NoCo <> Denver rail. Driving into Denver sucks.
- Hell, I remember when they discontinued the front range express. It was a great service that I used frequently before moving to Denver from the springs.

In tech when there is a hard-limit on bandwidth you have to look at better compression. Same applys here. You don't need an SUV to get from the suberbs to the office. A bus could do the job.