Texas Will Pour Billions More Into Pointless Freeway Expansions That Just Don't Work
"Houston already has the widest freeway in the country, the 26-lane Katy Freeway. Of the billions set aside for highways, just $45.2 million is being given to public transportation for the whole state...Bicycle and public transit plans are merely mentioned in the budget, even with things like bicycling and walking activity increasing in Texas"
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Texas Will Pour Billions More Into Pointless Freeway Expansions That Just Don't Work
Texas is using technology to curb high pedestrian fatality rates
"Together, the data helps traffic engineers see, for example, where drivers are slamming on their brakes or hitting the gas pedal. That, in turn, allows them to determine where safety improvements should be made"
They only talk about the software rather than any of the safety improvements. I suspect they could have done better just by talking to, you know, an actual pedestrian.
How one state is using technology to curb high pedestrian fatality rates