Why Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — And Why We Rely On Them Anyway

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By Kea WilsonApr 4, 2023, 4:33 am158 pts
Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more and more driving, a new study argues — but that could all change if our transportation culture shifts, plus makes a few small tweaks to the legal language that guides our development…

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Why Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — And Why We Rely On Them Anyway

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