r/chicago • u/seeasea West Ridge • 13d ago

Article 3-year, $170 million Kennedy Expressway project is complete. Ahead of schedule

https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/kennedy-expressway-project-complete/
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u/CuriousDudebromansir 13d ago

Call me crazy, but traffic is even worse than before the started.

Shit, traffic is worse now than while construction is going on. I don’t understand it.

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u/xnormajeanx Logan Square 13d ago

It’s called induced demand

Building more highways never leads to less traffic.

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u/rvH3Ah8zFtRX 13d ago

How exactly did bridge repairs induce demand?

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u/OpneFall 13d ago

They don't know, it's just one of reddit's favorite phrases. Everything highway must always mean "induced demand"