Monterey City General Plan

Update Committee Friday, May 03, 2002

Dear Committee Members.

Thank you sincerely for your attention, patience, and questions last evening.

We have included several reports and articles you may find interesting and which show that you cannot pave your way out of congestion. And that removing roads has decreased congestion.
 
 

Planning

"Eight Myths of Traditional Traffic Planning" CART, Brisbane Australia, 1989

"Determining Generated Traffic External Costs." Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute, March 1997
 
 

Roads Generate Traffic

"Do new Highways Generate Traffic?" U.C. Berkeley Transportation Research Center

"New roads may create more traffic." Monterey Herald, Dec 26, 1998

"Relationship between Expansion and Congestion in Metropolitan Areas" Texas Transportation Institute and STTP, Nov 1998 (Study of 70 cities over 15 years showing no matter how many roads or how much money is spent - congestion increases.)

"Road Supply and Traffic in California Urban Areas" Hansen and Huang, U.C. Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies. 1997

"Road to Ruin" Martin, Discover Magazine, May 1992 (Braess' Paradox)
 
 

Removing Roads Lowers Congestion

"When Road Capacity Shrinks, So can Traffic." Auto-Free Times, Winter 1996-1997
 
 

Impacts

"Road Building Leads to Extinction" Soule, M. Auto-Free Times, Winter 1996-1997

"Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on Terrestrial and Aquatic Communities", Trombulak et al., Feb 2000, Conservation Biology

Federal Court decision "Highways create demand for travel..." 962 F. Supp 1037 (N.D. Ill 1997)

If you would like further information, we are happy to help.
 
 

Thank you sincerely for your interest,

David Dilworth, Acting Secretary (W1),Times New Roman">David Dilworth, Acting Secretary