Dallas Transport Agency Cooks Up Fishy Traffic Projections for a New Road

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By Angie SchmittOct 16, 2014, 10:14 am49 pts
We’ve reported on the way state agencies justify spending on expensive road expansions by overestimating the traffic that will materialize in the future. In an encouraging sign, one local press outfit is calling out the fishy traffic projections before a project gets built. The regional transportation agency…

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