"Alexandria, Egypt has become the latest city to solve traffic. Check out their brand new 10 lane highway on the beachfront." @CarsRuinedCity - eviltoast

Found here: https://twitter.com/CarsRuinedCity/status/1677005785862406144?t=Xolo43mUk4GnegFQE19q3g&s=19

Caption: Photo collage of a beach in Alexandria, Egypt, showing a progression in 3 images:

  1. Alexandria “Problem” - empty beach + walking street + 6 lane road with medium traffic + dense mid-rise buildings (likely housing)
  2. Alexandria “Solution” - empty beach (doesn’t seem to matter) + narrower walkway or sidewalk + 10 lane brand new and empty road + tiny sidewalk + the same buildings
  3. Alexandria “Results” - crowded beach + crowded beach walkway + traffic jam on the 10 lane road
  • htrayl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    There are probably a couple mechanisms:

    1. Reduced viability of hyper local services. People drive a longer distance to a central location more than the shorter distance.

    2. Less self-optimization of work-home proximity. People are more likely willing to work further away.

    Both can be argued as both a good and bad thing.