@evanuggetpi to Aotearoa / New Zealand • 11 months agoNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nzmessage-square20arrow-up126arrow-down12
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nz@evanuggetpi to Aotearoa / New Zealand • 11 months agomessage-square20
minus-square@terraborralink17•11 months agoWhenever someone suggests building more roading capacity to solve congestion I just link them to “The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion” https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.101.6.2616 This is just basic economics. Increasing supply reduces the cost and therefore demand rises to meet the new level of supply. Why the right wing preaches economic purism on everything but transport boggles my mind.
Whenever someone suggests building more roading capacity to solve congestion I just link them to “The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion” https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.101.6.2616
This is just basic economics. Increasing supply reduces the cost and therefore demand rises to meet the new level of supply. Why the right wing preaches economic purism on everything but transport boggles my mind.