Nimo@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoProgress: the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, spans across 26 lanes making it the worlds widest. The freeway is broken down in to 12 main lanes (six in each direction), eight feeder lanes.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down112cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1324arrow-down1imageProgress: the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, spans across 26 lanes making it the worlds widest. The freeway is broken down in to 12 main lanes (six in each direction), eight feeder lanes.lemmy.worldNimo@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoAnd traffic STILL sucks in Houston
minus-squarej4k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYou can turn the entire freeway system into a grid and it will still suck - Los Angeles
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoLos Angeles also has a higher population than 50% of the countries on the planet.
minus-squareGissaMittJobblinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoAn anecdote fully lacking in relevance on account of there being larger cities than Los Angeles which do not at all have the same problems efficiently moving their populations where they need to go. It’s all about the transportation infrastructure.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoLos Angeles Metro Rail has 26 million annual riders with a population of 18 million, so it’s not like it doesn’t exist.
And traffic STILL sucks in Houston
You can turn the entire freeway system into a grid and it will still suck - Los Angeles
Los Angeles also has a higher population than 50% of the countries on the planet.
An anecdote fully lacking in relevance on account of there being larger cities than Los Angeles which do not at all have the same problems efficiently moving their populations where they need to go.
It’s all about the transportation infrastructure.
Los Angeles Metro Rail has 26 million annual riders with a population of 18 million, so it’s not like it doesn’t exist.