"But the road capacity simply isn't there," he said of the often clogged, tortuous commute.
The letter adds: "Increasing road capacity should be the option of last resort, not the first".
During this same period, road capacity increased by six per cent.
Since 1970, the number of registered vehicles has grown nearly 100percentt, but road capacity has increased by only 6percentt.
Elland Road Capacity 37,914 Built 1897 What it's like The massive East Stand looms over the rest.
To tackle the increased congestion that this inevitably brings, we are creating additional road capacity where appropriate.
During this same period, road capacity increased by six per cent... What can you do about the traffic?
Bring on the double-parked Fed-Ex trucks, the jaywalkers, potholes and scaffolding; reduce road capacity, banish free parking and raise bridge and road tolls.
"On the one hand people say they'll be much more efficient, which would spare road capacity, which is great if that is the case.
Ms. Burge said that when a second span opened in 1999, doubling the road capacity, the traffic impact on the town was minimal.
