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In misc.transport.road Aaron M. Renn <arenn@urbanophile.com> wrote:
: Bentley wrote in message <8F7p1.434$wf.186581065@newsreader.digex.net>...
:>Frankly I fail to see the need for these future planning boondoggles
:>anymore. We are now in EXACTLY what the 1950's and 60's regional plans
:>predicted: gridlock. We chose it. We said "no more roads." And we're stull
:>saying "no more roads. Ever." Let's save the millions of dollars thrown
:>away on these master plans, as nobody wants to hear the bad news.

: The vast bulk of cities decided to build all the roads they could in the
: 50's and 60's, yet most of them (at least the ones of any size) suffer from
: gridlock as well.  Obviously roads haven't proven a solution either.

Josh, that is a correct observation, for the most part, but rather ignores
the operative parts of my post. Perhaps you missed this part:

 	This region ranks #1 in lost productivity due to traffic congestion.
	This region ranks #1 in carpooling. This region ranks #2 in public
	transportation use. This region ranks #1 in defeating highways.

Yes, all cities experience congestion. How many of them start at 6AM and
basically run the entire day until 8PM? Nobody is pretending that by
completing our highways our traffic problems will go away. The nature of
our city is disruptions, from Presidential motorcades to parades and
marches, to an absurdly large football stadium that sells out every game
(and isn't near a Metro line, sigh).  However, I for one would settle for
being #10 on the gridlock list for a while... 

I'm still baffled at why a balanced transportation system is such a
horrible thing to propose. We have (arguably) the best subway and
(inarguably) the worst highways. Why such extremes, in one fairly small
city?

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