And this is our post on it the white paper:
http://www.ssti.us/2015/11/highway-capacity-wont-relieve-congestion-or-lower-emissions-studies-conclude/
From: Robbie Webber via Bikies <[email protected]>
To: Darin Burleigh <[email protected]>
Cc: Bikies <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Bikies] induced traffic
So, just to clarify. The report that has caused so much excitement because
people think Caltrans has embraced or recognized the futility of induced
traffic was simply posted on the Caltrans website. It's not a Caltrans or the
State or California policy document.
Bravo to Caltrans for putting it up, but I wouldn't be popping champagne corks
quite yet.
However, California has done some fairly revolutionary things, such as ditching
[roadway] Level of Service as a determinant as to whether to approve a new
development. Instead they are using vehicle miles traveled -- i.e. whether the
development will make more people drive. This rewards transit-, walking-, and
biking-friendly developments and negatively impacts car-based sprawl
development.
If you really want to geek out, you can watch a whole webinar on that change in
policy. I think this has been our most popular webinar to date.
Robbie Webber
Transportation Policy Analyst
608-263-9984 (o)
608-225-0002 (c)
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reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated.
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 10:29 AM, via Bikies <[email protected]> wrote:
A lot of you have heard this before - you can't build your way out of
congestion. The interesting fact here is that the California DOT appears to
recognize this now.
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/11/californias-dot-admits-that-more-roads-mean-more-traffic/415245/?utm_source=SFFB
Also, they quote fellow bikies Eric Sundquist ( I assume that's you, Eric?).
I guess I'll have to update my bibliography.
http://www.silurian.org/dot/induced.html
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darin burleigh
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