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 threadTim GentDec 20, 2022
@BrentToderian @tomvanvuren hey, Tom it's my birthday tomorrow. Do I get to pick the Transport Planning advent calendar? I've actually read this too (my son's copy... I just bought it🙄)
Show threadTom van Vuren
@tgent_fens I was a bit late seeing this but you can choose today's advent calendar. I need an image and a short description why it's deserving. I will favourite it and use it for my advent calendar entry today, if that's OK with you.
Dec 21, 2022 at 11:18amWeb
Show threadTim GentDec 21, 2022
@tomvanvuren 😆 You could use @BrentToderian Toot above if he's OK with that, it's perfect and he posted first!
If you need some more text, how about "This 'book' only features one piece of Transport Planning advice, but it's an important one... and was probably read by more people than all the others! It seems even when you're the fastest man alive you need to understand the 'Law of Congestion' " (added some alt text on images)