There's a pretty good video about this by Not Just Bikes. Basically it says, the people who make these sort of decisions have a vested interest in more road construction because that pays their salary.
this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2024
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To save folks time looking for it, that video is More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing: Nebula link | YouTube link
Thanks. I was too lazy to post the link.
They just need one more lane, bro. Then the traffic problem will be solved. Just one more lane.
When will they realize that adding more lanes is the problem? When will the thought of improving public transit cross their minds? When will they consider making their cities more pedestrian and bicycle friendly?
Mainly because the 15 sucks ass from Ontario all the way to the south side of Corona, then sucks ass again at Temecula.
Adding more lanes will not fix that, there may be a short period of better flow but most lane widdening projects end up making congestion and traffic worse.
The only real way to fix traffic is provide viable alternatives to driving.
Very true, doesn't change the fact the 15 sucks ass. And I don't really foresee the IE investing on those alternatives, so I guess I'll take some shitty temporary progress over none.
Temecula is a shitshow, partly from all the recent construction. But it already has 5 lanes, and even more once you get to the 215 split. I never even see anyone on the toll roads (by comparison to the main freeway) south of Temecula, so if that's what they're putting in, maybe they should charge less if they actually expect people to use them.
I forgot Temecula already is pretty wide. I wonder if the expansion would be around Corona then.
Dude the 15 is super wide already. I'm surprised they're adding more lanes.
Wait wait I know this one. So the folks can have toll roads while us poors need to deal with the traffic the construction is going to make. For example, the 405 fwy from Costa Mesa to who the fuck knows.
I405 in Washington has toll roads through the rich area that just got an increase to $18 at peak. Sucks to he poor.
fine people for camping in fast lane and don’t build more lanes, and have less accidents