Saturday I sat in traffic in Seattle with the traffic backed up miles in both directions while the express lanes remained closed. Opening those lanes ...
Aggregate miles driven is probably the same as before. Parking costs (+$45,000/space) may keep car ownership down if and when they do move out. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/is-gen-z-really-done-with-driving-cars-don-t-bet-on-it?srnd=citylab
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-maps-reveal-new-truths-americas-megaregions-bruce-upbin/?trackingId=y8JgVfMJBiXcb2qhnQHZuA%3D%3D Having worked a lot in Sacramento, I was surprised at the weak links to San Jose.
