[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

"The only solution is more freeways."

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!

"Automobile traffic will expand to fill all space provided to it." - Buckminster Fuller

Another earlier poster was right: we have to get people out of their cars. Rapid rail works, and very well.

[lentulusgracchus]

Rapid rail works, and very well.

If you own the rapid rail system, that's true.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"The only solution is more freeways."

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!

"Automobile traffic will expand to fill all space provided to it." - Buckminster Fuller

This sounds like a prediction of unlimited and endless population growth, which is not credible. If there is adequate roadspace, traffic will move. We're driving on a freeway system designed for traffic capacity in the '70s. Build enough road capacity for the current traffic and for projected traffic in the next 50 years. People will not start breeding like rabbits to fill up the new freeway capacity.

Another earlier poster was right: we have to get people out of their cars.

Who is "we"? The people have made their choice - they overwhelmingly prefer cars. They've also paid and continue to pay for the roads they drive on. Politicians and would-be social planners can talk about public transportation all they want - they can't make anyone use it.

Rapid rail works, and very well.

For the other guy to use, usually. I see the empty light-rail cars going by on occasion and so does everyone else in the traffic jam. We'd all still rather be in our cars.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"The only solution is more freeways."

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!

"Automobile traffic will expand to fill all space provided to it." - Buckminster Fuller

Another earlier poster was right: we have to get people out of their cars. Rapid rail works, and very well.

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You are parroting the socialist left.

More capacity is more capacity. Sure, it makes it more attractive to live somewhere when traffic doesn't suck because they kept up with demand, and that will add some more congestion (which can be built for. But having enough freeway lanes in Omaha won't turn it into LA.

(WTF are Bucky's qualifications as a traffic engineer, anyway?)

Oh, and if you like light rail that costs billions, puts good bus routes out of service, and costs $20 per ride to operate it, PAY FOR IT YOURSELF! Don't steal my gas taxes to pay for your toy trolley.