Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This doesn’t mean the “induced demand” argument is wrong btw — oftentimes the thing people want to accomplish is reduced traffic congestion and if your new roads induce new demand that won’t work. Pricing really is the solution to traffic jams. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 8, 2023

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Popular, non-contrarian opinion that will only play as not those things if you are too online: If a highway-widening project induces a lot of demand and fails to reduce congestion, that just shows it is providing transportation services that people value. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 8, 2023

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@badler That’s like a Peak Iceland name — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2023