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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "induced demand" theory applies in the long run not short run. The question is how long it takes to reach that. For example, the ICC was opened about 10 years ago. It's still not congested. What happened to induced demand?

The other thing about it is that if the claim adding lanes makes traffic worse, then why not reduce 270 to 1 lane each way. Won't that make traffic better? We know it wont...

As for people working near their home, that's ideal, but in a 2-earner household, it's not easy for both parents to find a job near their home, and it's not easy to just pick up and move each time someone gets a new job. It's also not likely the person will hold that job for 20+ years. So, people will need to commute.

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The claim is that adding lanes increases the number of cars. Would reducing 270 to 1 lane each way reduce the number of cars on the road? Yes, it would.

The last time 270 was widened, in the 1990s, the "congestion relief" lasted less than 10 years.

Under Hogan's toll-lane proposal, there won't be any "congestion relief" for people in the non-toll lanes, because if the non-toll lanes are moving without back-ups, then nobody will pay for the tolls. And if nobody pays for the tolls, then Transurban won't make a profit. And if Transurban doesn't make a profit, guess who'll pay Transurban to make up for it? Yes, you're right: Maryland taxpayers.[/quote]

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