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Houston spent nearly 3 billion dollars widening a single freeway to 26 lanes to kill its traffic — and within three years the drive was taking up to 51 per cent longer, proof of a rule planners keep relearning the hard way: you can't build your way out of a traffic jam

The Katy Freeway's 26 lanes and $3 billion price tag offer a cautionary tale: induced demand means m...

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Houston spent nearly 3 billion dollars widening a single freeway to 26 lanes to kill its traffic — and within three years the drive was taking up to 51 per cent longer, proof of a rule planners keep relearning the hard way: you can't build your way out of a traffic jam

The Katy Freeway's 26 lanes and $3 billion price tag offer a cautionary tale: induced demand means more road capacity simply generates more traffic to fill...

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