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alternativesThere is no magic solution to reducing congestion and gridlock, but one thing is for sure: widening I-66 is not the answer. The Washington Metropolitan Area needs transportation alternatives including:
The City of Orlando, FL offers a FREE bus service around town. Learn more about their innovative system. More reasons why widening is NOT the answer: "The long-term result of widening I-66 from four lanes to six would surely be swapping a four-lane traffic tie-up for a six-lane traffic tie-up." - Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County Board"Added lane mileage can induce significant additional travel." - Robert Noland, U.S. EPA"When road capacity is expanded near congested routes the opposite happens -- drivers far and wide flock to the new facility hoping for reduced travel times, thereby increasing the total amount of traffic in the region." - Surface Transportation Policy Project"Widening roads to ease traffic congestion is ineffective and expensive at the same time. It's like trying to cure obesity by loosening your belt." - Surface Transportation Policy Project"Every 1% increase in new lane miles generates .9% increase in traffic in less than five years." - University of California"Less than eight years after the expansion was completed, the highway [I-270] is again reduced to what one official described to the Washington Post as a rolling parking lot." - Neal R. Peirce Washington Post |
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