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[-] noredcandy@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago

The New York State Department of Transportation wrote in 2021 that adding a lane to New York State Route 17 “would improve the flow of traffic and reduce delays, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions as a result of traffic congestion.”

If only there was some other, better way better way to reduce traffic.

[-] toaster@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago

Their claim is patently false at this point.

A great video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 3 points 3 months ago

This the same argument they're using here in Stockholm for the $5B+ bypass. It's idiotic.

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