U.S. drivers lost 42 hours—a full work week—to traffic in 2023: Congestion 'hinders economic growth,' expert says
According to the 2023 INRIX report, New Yorkers lost 101 hours in congestion.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24007336
42h per year is less than 1h per week. Even if they're working from home 3x per week this seems to be very conservative to 15 min each way. Where's the news here?
Love the framing, like there's more work to wring out of your wage slaves if you fix traffic congestion.
Only way to effect change it seems.
If traffic didn’t hinder growth then growth would produce more traffic until it eventually hindered growth.
You can increase that growth capacity by investing in public transit and though.
Capitalists are missing out by being greedy selling cars when public transit would collectively benefit them. It’s a local optima.
hey don't infringe on the u.s freedom to enjoy a good old fashioned traffic jam
I was told bike lanes cause traffic. We need more car lanes. Just one more lane bro!
This is kinda three different problems, or three effects from one problem:
The solutions, of course, are a mix of negative incentives to drive like congestion and parking pricing, and positive incentives to not drive, like investing in transit, cycling, mixed use and at least a certain level of urban density to be able to support transit, services and not have biking and walking be unfeasible or undesirable because of long distances.
