Just one more lane bro I swear we're gonna fix traffic
Playing factorio has given me a deeper appreciation of how much adding lanes doesn't help traffic.
Adding an extra conveyor belt to your factory line won't help you process materials any faster. You have to add more processing elements, widening the belt lines does absolutely nothing!
The real problem here is that Egyptian cities are grotesquely overpopulated. Cairo is the poster child for urban hell.
I love it when other countries copy the worst parts of America
There's a few good mini-documentaries on YouTube starting from 1950s America through to now and how the USA is a robust, evidence-rich, long-term case study of why this is bad infrastructure. It's basically a modern no-brainer now. Thanks to the US we know not to do this. US cities are now slowly trying to undo decades of deep-rooted bad infrastructure choices based around reliance on big road networks.
Surprise, surprise, car manufacturers were a big player in influencing the initial decision 🤣
Having lived in metro areas that have worked on alternative transport solutions, I can tell you it's sooo much better and easier to live with. And I love cars—own three. But they're just not the convenient option quite often.
Could you please share the link or the name of the documentary?
I would suggest starting with the Strong Towns playlist from Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa
Good God I can't wait to move to a country that has public transit
Where are you thinking? I visited London recently and while the underground is cool and efficient, it has quite a depressing atmosphere. I'm wondering how it can be done better
Try Berlin. It's barrier free. All those bloody barriers you gotta stick your ticket through suck and lead to big traffic jams. Everyone basically has to pay for the upkeep of those things too. Seems like it would be expensive and I definitely hate the shuffle you get in when it's busy.
Berlin also has it's problems though. Just different ones.
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