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Prove this. [b]Show me proof that not expanding an overburdened system provides relief to the current gridlock.[/b]
What is your solution? TO pray the traffic away? Do you take Metro? It's beyond woeful. It is NOT a viable solution. It is not a transportation system. It is a jobs program. It is not going to provide relief, it is not going to take many cars off the road. So what do you propose to deal with the CURRENT gridlock which is only going to get worse?[/quote]

At this point, you're basically asking the PP to show you proof that gravity is what keeps you from floating off into space. That's how well-established the theory of induced demand is.[/quote]

So doing nothing is the solution? Despite knowing more people are moving further out? There is already gridlock. Does expending metro mean more people take metro? So why does it with roads?[/quote]

Here are some academic articles to sate your curiosity about the relationship between widening roads and additional traffic:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191261510000226
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856499000476
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.376.4786&rep=rep1&type=pdf

The solution is to encourage denser and mixed-use development closer-in to DC and near transit.[/quote]

Presumably that "induced demand" was created by people who wanted to drive before but couldn't because of conditions.  I happen to think that government that enables more people to be satisfied is good government.[/quote]

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