We'd all love to live in a city free from auto pollution, but as far as I can see, adding bicycle lanes has not reduced the number of cars; it has instead increased gridlock, leaving cars idling in traffic longer, spewing even more pollution.
The Transportation Department predicted in a report last year that the expected population growth of 70 million people by 2045 will lead to increased gridlock in many parts of the country.
In an interview with VICE News, Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington State described the less glamorous side of life as a congressman — sometimes eight hours of fundraising calls a day, constant flights back and forth from Washington, and little time with family — all to be met with increasing gridlock in Washington.
By reducing the value of by 2.7 m/s the network slowed well, and the time delay between free-flow and gridlock was increased without causing congestion further back in the network.
Just the opposite: It has contributed to legislative gridlock and increased the difficulty of winning enactment of tax and immigration reform.
There are increasing complaints about "gridlock" at the White House, under the relatively new chief of staff, Sam Skinner, who has added layers to the policymaking process, with the result that it is very difficult to get decisions made.
Fortunately, the American people are increasingly turned off by the political games and increasing partisanship and gridlock in Congress, as is reflected in historically low congressional approval ratings.
Many City Hall observers often point to that period, when Chicago was dubbed Beirut on the lake, to argue that increased aldermanic power would lead to gridlock.
It culminates in lost tax revenue, increased demand for government services, greater budget deficits, and more political gridlock.
The margin of control in the House is also likely to be wafer-thin, increasing the odds of gridlock on domestic and foreign policy issues.
A1 Calls for Reform in Albany With increasing anger over the gridlock in Albany, Democratic lawmakers are making a rare public call for reform, demanding a complete overhaul of New York's state government, even though their party controls the Assembly.
