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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Build more lanes and more people will drive there. Let’s face it, it’ll never get better.[/quote]

It is called "induced demand" - there is no such thing as building more lanes permanently relieving traffic. [b]The solution is to get a good rail system in place from Frederick to Shady Grove and Union Station[/b]. And Bus Rapid Transit dedicated lanes down to Friendship Heights and Silver Spring.[/quote]

For example, the MARC Brunswick Line. Except for with trains that run all day long, in both directions, and also on weekends.[/quote]

[b]Why can't we do both?[/b] I'm in favor of public transportation and highway widening. Population is growing in this area, so there is more demand. Even if everyone magically took public transport, we still need highways for commercial vehicles. Your plumber and the Giant delivery truck can't take Metro.[/quote]

[b]We've been building highways. And building, and building, and building. [/b]We know what happens when you build more highways to fix congestion: it doesn't work. Stop wasting money on it. Put the money into transit. (And then there will be plenty of room on the highways we already have for the plumber and the Giant delivery truck.)[/quote]

? Where do you live?[/quote]

In the United States of America.[/quote]

This is a conversation about Montgomery County, Maryland.  Unless you live here, your experience with highway building is irrelevant.[/quote]

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