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Re: Traffic Congestion (2020)

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From: Aaron M. Renn
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:00
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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.

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From: "Aaron M. Renn" <arenn@urbanophile.com>
Subject: Re: Traffic Congestion (2020)
Date: 1998/07/09
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