A gentle reminder that widening roads to reduce congestion is like loosening the belt to tackle obesity *
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* UPDATE: Apparently, this metaphor was originally used by the urban planner Lewis Mumford in 1955. “Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity”.
Our annual reminder: Widening đź‘Ź highways đź‘Ź doesn't đź‘Ź work đź‘Ź— Streetsblog USA (@StreetsblogUSA) November 21, 2018
This freeway -- LA's 405 -- was JUST widened at a cost of $1.6 billion. pic.twitter.com/vFSTmfdhnC
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* UPDATE: Apparently, this metaphor was originally used by the urban planner Lewis Mumford in 1955. “Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity”.
