Brent Toderian on Nostr: Thing about it. Your traffic model predicts more driving. So you build new roads. And ...
Thing about it. Your traffic model predicts more driving. So you build new roads. And more people drive. But would they have driven more without new roads?
Your school model predicts few students downtown. You don’t build schools/daycare. Families avoid living downtown.
Self-fulfilling prophesies.
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