When Climate Funds Pay for Highway Expansion
When Climate Funds Pay for Highway Expansion
Several US states are tapping a federal carbon reduction program to fund highway projects, arguing that adding vehicle lanes can bring emissions down.
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.
Their claim is patently false at this point.
A great video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4
This the same argument they're using here in Stockholm for the $5B+ bypass. It's idiotic.
Just one more lane, bro.
Every model. Every data collection. Every city's experience. Every time we've tried it, adding more lanes just makes a bigger traffic jam and puts more carbon in the air for no return.
Given the long term damage cars are doing to our climate, this should be classified as criminal by the administration involved.
It also makes rich people more rich. Very important
What a corrupted federals. And of course no accountability.
Vote blue no matter who!