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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You fix the Beltway by making it possible for people to get where they're going without being forced to sit in a car on a highway at the same time as lots of other people sitting in cars on a highway.

You "fix" the Beltway by spending a kajillion dollars so that even more people are forced to sit in a car on an even bigger highway at the same time as even more other people sitting in cars on an even bigger highway.[/quote]

This has indeed been the experience in LA, Houston, and many other cities.

“Just one more lane, bro.”[/quote]
I am sure that you are correct that both LA and Houston regret their highways. [/quote]

There shouldn’t be any question that the lives of most Angeleno and Houstonian commuters would be much better if the city had been designed around public transit rather than highways.

I would never want to live in Houston. LA would only be bearable if the office and the home are within walking or biking distance.[/quote]
Way to demonstrate how out of touch you are. LA is the second largest city in the US by population. Houston is the fourth. Out of the top ten cities in America by population, all except Philly and NYC grew so big due to car centered post-WWII growth. It is almost as if the automobile was what made these major cities major cities. [/quote]

Are you saying that the automobile created car-based sprawl? I don't think anybody would disagree with that statement.[/quote]
The post speaks for itself. The automobile and highways facilitated the economic growth that made these into major cities. [/quote]

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