🚀 go-pugleaf

Aaron M. Renn 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.

That's a specious argument. While traffic congestion is prevalent in any
area where a large group of people live, that doesn't mean that there is
"gridlock". DC's lack of adequate roads gives it traffic problems far
out of proportion to its size/population. This despite the fact that it
has an admirable public transportation system. 

I don't know why it's so hard for people to accept that there simply
aren't enough highways around here. Seems like a no-brainer to me.