(Sigh) Are you unaware of the now-proven notion of induced demand? It has been shown that adding travel lane miles actually does increase congestion by encouraging more driving. Even car-loving, bike-hating CalTrans has finally acknowledged that induced demand has been proven beyond any doubt and is now reversing course on their prior destructive policy of trying to build their way out of congestion.

There's no faith going on here,  just sound science (much of it performed at my alma mater, UC Davis). Unsupported by any science, data or experience is the notion that we will reduce congestion by continuing to spend billions of dollars adding lane miles. It's never worked and it will never work.

By the way, there's nothing wide about the trivial distance from west Eugene to Gateway and there are plenty of adequate routes to ride a bike between the two, which I have done many a time.

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