His crime? He listens to scientists
https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/does-widening-highways-ease-traffic-congestion
Angry car brains are now trying to fire Mike Swire
At 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 (today!) in San Carlos (at Samtrans HQ or Zoom), the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) will vote on removing Mike Swire, one of its most vocal critics.
You can sign this letter here:
You can also attend the meeting on Zoom or physically.
Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏
He was re-appointed today.
But note this is just a toothless advisory committee, so in the end it really doesn’t matter.
More lanes = more cars which generally means worse (slower) traffic.
Plenty of YouTubes videos for them to learn about that.
Also more cost.
Explains why they want it
No worries, this area is the lowest cost of living. Right?
No, paying contractors. Thats a benefit.
curious what this group’s proposal would be for that stretch of land where the widened road would be
Don’t widen it, add more public transit. You’re not going to need wider roads (like the fucking 101 needs to be any wider) if you give people accessible non-car options. And widening the road is a money pit anyway, it doesn’t solve traffic. “Just keep adding lanes” is magical thinking.
