You incorrectly assumed I'm advocating more lanes of traffic, that is one possible solution - if you do it be prepared to go up (or down), as you will need many layers of layers over layers (bridges) that way. There are many other possible solutions though. It didn't work in Katy Texas because they didn't build enough.
Improving transit would be my preferred option.
The point is if adding a lane of anything doesn't solve your traffic problem (or makes it worse) then you are not thinking big enough.
You did say "Induced demand is nonsense". And it's not.
> It didn't work in Katy Texas because they didn't build enough.
The Katy Freeway is literally the widest highway in the world.
The biggest in the world. Adding lanes doesn't help. This is not controversial.
> Improving transit would be my preferred option.
There are many solutions, and you don't have to pick just one.
Better transit. Dedicated bus lanes. Mixed zoning (so much this). Separate bike lanes. Etc.. etc..
It's not that we should force people to use the bus. It's that if you're stuck in traffic and had a magic wand that could turn 30 cars into one bus, would you use it? Well, clearly yes. Many times. Ok, so now that this driver agrees that they want other people to use the bus, it's just a matter of making the bus experience better, so that they do.
But yes, that falls under (as you say) "improving transit". But there's more.
Anyway, "Not Just Bikes" says this so much better than I could.
You incorrectly assumed I'm advocating more lanes of traffic, that is one possible solution - if you do it be prepared to go up (or down), as you will need many layers of layers over layers (bridges) that way. There are many other possible solutions though. It didn't work in Katy Texas because they didn't build enough.
Improving transit would be my preferred option.
The point is if adding a lane of anything doesn't solve your traffic problem (or makes it worse) then you are not thinking big enough.