Decongesting highways

I read the DH story about the the new toll road around O’Hare only a short time after I read this at yahoo.com: “The Rocky Mountain Institute reported that increasing the size of highways doesn’t ease traffic at all. These, sometimes billion-dollar expansions, only create more congestion, attracting more cars while increasing air and noise pollution for drivers and locals.

“So not only are these money-guzzling projects ineffective, but they’re also abusing the environment, displacing residents and encouraging even more people to drive.

“The best way to decongest traffic-clogged roads is to maximize and invest in public transit so that it’s accessible to the majority of residents.”

Kay Nolan

Winfield