Amy Lee highlights that induced travel changes the way people choose to navigate their surroundings by reducing travel costs and expanding roadway supply, leading to more driving.
When highway expansions occur, it often leads to a greater number of trips taken, as people start to utilize the newly available space and it alters their travel patterns.
Communities in California are focusing on expanding highways which contradicts the state's efforts towards reducing emissions through alternative modes of transportation like cycling, walking, and public transit.
The rise in induced travel implies that even with improved infrastructure, the reality of increased driving undermines ambitious clean transportation goals set by lawmakers in California.
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