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Unfortunately, full freeways generate what you call half-assed freeways. You can't have one without the other. The reason why New York Ave. is in its current state is because it connects two full freeways, not because of the lack of a freeway in its place.

The freeway makes it easier to drive somewhere. The extra traffic induced by the convenience justifies the road builder's sentiment that the surface road needs more and more and more lanes. Before you know it, you get Central Avenue. Although in truth, Central Avenue was built that way from the beginning.

Without the freeway, there is no justification to constructing a traffic sewer like US 301 between Bowie and the bridge over the Potomac. Sadly, in practice, the lack of traffic never stopped anyone before.

by Cavan on Dec 24, 2008 9:26 am • link • report

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