Brent ToderianDec 20, 2022
“It's well-demonstrated that you can't build your way out of traffic congestion by building roads — the more you build, the more people drive. As the saying goes, building more lanes to address congestion is like loosening your belt to address obesity.”

The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” My Planetizen article.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/53659

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The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to "The Flash!"

Show threadDaniel DeGuerre
@BrentToderian Having heavily armed thugs bust through the ceiling the second you start espousing an view that threatens the status quo feels like a weirdly prescient metaphor for trying to discuss nuanced ideas on modern social media.
Dec 20, 2022 at 11:26amWeb
Show threadDavid Mitchell Dec 20, 2022

@BrentToderian @actual

I was going to comment, “If you build it, they will come” referring to roads (it) and cars (they); but now I feel that I should be saying, “If you even talk about building it, they will come … for you” referring to mass and active transit (it) and the status quo environment destroying fascists (they).

Show threadRobDec 20, 2022
@actual @BrentToderian Plot twist: the SWAT team was hired by shareholders at General Motors.