"Decades of research has found that while expanding highways offers very short-term congestion relief, traffic levels typically rise to pre-expansion levels within as little as five years due to induced demand."
"Duffy explicitly encouraged transportation leaders to focus solutions on expanding and maximizing roadway capacity for driving, offering building new roadway capacity as the first example."
"Proven traffic-cutting measures, such as congestion pricing and expanding alternative transportation options like transit, were not mentioned in US DOT's splashy release at all."
The Trump administration's 'Freedom to Drive' Initiative encourages local leaders to expand roadway capacity to alleviate traffic congestion. Experts argue this approach is flawed, as expanding highways leads to increased traffic levels due to induced demand. US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized building new roadways and reallocating existing road space to support driving, ignoring effective congestion-reducing strategies like congestion pricing and alternative transportation options. Critics highlight that expanding roads results in short-term relief but ultimately exacerbates congestion and pollution.
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