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Why Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic—But Congestion Pricing Can
Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. Here’s What Can Highway widening projects usually don’t solve congestion, but less expensive toll programs known as congestion pricing can. Here’s why By Allison Parshall edited by Dean Visser Interstate 45 is getting a $13-billion makeover in Houston. The project aims to reduce congestion by adding new lanes—a common story…
Australia’s housing market ‘buckling’ under widening gap between income and home values, report finds
Australia’s housing downturn is being driven by a widening gap between income, borrowing capacity and home values, but the dip is likely to be “shallow and short-lived”, a new report has found. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email “After almost two years, the housing market appears to finally be buckling to these pressures,”…