When it comes to roads, why is increasing capacity to resolve the capacity problem always automatically dismissed? I know building roads is not politically fashionable, but the alternative is to invest billions into poorly designed public transport, and (even worse) cycling infrastructure. Spending which over the course of decades barely manages to move public transport or cycling adoption by a few percent, where ever its implemented. Poor zoning regulation always seems to be a major contributor (to both transport and housing issues), but when your population increases by millions, you need to increase the capacity of your infrastructure, especially roads.
The problem is a lack of rationality. A politician that says "I'm going to spend billions on new cycle paths" is somehow going to be more popular than a politician that says "I'm going to spend billions on new roads". Even in cities where cyclists make up <5% of commuters.
The problem is a lack of rationality. A politician that says "I'm going to spend billions on new cycle paths" is somehow going to be more popular than a politician that says "I'm going to spend billions on new roads". Even in cities where cyclists make up <5% of commuters.