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Get ready for five years of construction on I-35 in North Austin. A $606 million expansion project is getting underway now from U.S. 290 East to SH45 in Round Rock.
Let's take a closer look at what's going on here.
kut.org/2023-03-29/con…
Let's take a closer look at what's going on here.
kut.org/2023-03-29/con…
This TxDOT video is probably the quickest way to visualize what their plans are. Basically:
- One HOV lane in each direction
- Reconstruct six bridges at Grand Avenue, Howard, Rundburg, Braker, Wells Branch Parkway and frontage road bridge over Walnut Creek
- One HOV lane in each direction
- Reconstruct six bridges at Grand Avenue, Howard, Rundburg, Braker, Wells Branch Parkway and frontage road bridge over Walnut Creek
Wells Branch Parkway bridge will actually be converted to a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). You may have already seen the DDI at Parmer Lane that opened in 2021. kut.org/transportation… 
@52herbie Da Sie mir diese Frage (als Screenshot-Druko) in meine Timeline geworfen haben, versuche ich hier eine ernsthafte Antwort, in der Hoffnung, daß Sie tatsächlich an einer Antwort interessiert sind... (0/n)
@52herbie Die Zahl der gefahrenen Auto-Kilometer ist nicht statisch. Sie hängt ab von Kosten, Bequemlichkeit und Alternativen. Stau (also Zeit-Kosten) sind ein wichtiger Faktor in der Abwägung, wie man sich in der Stadt bewegt. Siehe zB Ihren Namensvetter... (2/n)
@52herbie Es gibt also zB in der Donaustadt, in Gänserndorf, ... sicher Personen, die lieber mit dem Auto fahren würden, aber derzeit wegen des Staus auf der Tangente Öffis nehmen, ihr Mobilität-Bedürfnis zeitlich verschieben oder anders ausweichen (zB Home Office)... (3/n)
At today's SANDAG Transportation Committee we had a discussion on individuals preference to widen freeways. I understand the desire to reduce congestion BUT it is important to note what has been learned and how widening freeways can actually INCREASE congestion. #InducedDemand
To get an understanding of the potential negative impacts of freeway expansions can do we can look at the I-10 “Katy Freeway” expansion in the Houston metro area. One of the widest freeways in the world. It was widened to a whopping 26 lanes at a cost of almost 3 billion dollars.
All of this was done with the goal that the freeway expansion would alleviate traffic congestion. After widened, congestion got worse. Houston’s traffic monitoring agency noticed a 30% increase and 55% during the evening commute between 2011 and 2014. It was an expensive failure.
If your goal in building freeways & widening roads is to “solve congestion,” you’ll always fail. If your actual goal is to get more driving, & more sprawl, you’ll always succeed.
#induceddemand #LawOfCongestion
#induceddemand #LawOfCongestion
Since I’m asked this CONSTANTLY, once & for all, if your city-region is REALLY concerned about “solving car congestion,” u need a combination of smart land-use, inviting walking/biking/transit infrastructure, & a pricing mechanism for driving high enough to get people to change.
“We found that there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10%, then the amount of driving in that city went up by 10%.” One of the best articles on why building bigger roads just leads to more driving. V/@WIRED wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-t…
It’s actually remarkable that we still fall for the sales pitch that cars equal freedom. There’s nothing free about the lack of choice that comes from car dependancy. And building our city-regions around cars is the most costly thing we can do. Does that sound “free” to you?
“Hell is other people.” — Jean-Paul Sartre.
“Traffic is other people.” — every driver.
HT @DarrenDavis10
“Traffic is other people.” — every driver.
HT @DarrenDavis10
It’s that time again. Thanksgiving traffic in the United States reminds us that we’re not stuck in traffic — we are traffic. And the only thing we’re really stuck in is the belief that we can’t make different choices. Via @DanLinden @abcnews
