@@tirkour2604 We do, at least the citizens, Houston was built around the basis of Cars are the future and with various Oil/Gas companies being based out of Houston they wanted to make the city use as much cars as possible. It sucks but thats how it will always be sadly. A simple drive of 5 minutes sometimes takes you over 30-40 minutes walking since there are way more roads than walkable areas here
Many people in the UK have given up commuting by car, and now use the train ,unfortunately due to a lack of hindsight and investment the train is not an option in the US.
Never, because TxDOT will only allow car infrastructure to be built with its money. Why? The oil and auto industry lobby is extremely powerful and owns the Texas GOP. Maybe over 2 decades of complete GOP rule isn't great.
If only there was another option where people could travel together to reduce congestion and eliminate the need for these crazy wide motorways...oh wait
It's miles and miles of endless strip malls. Takes at least 30 minutes to get anywhere. It's pretty hard to believe even when you're there witnessing it all in real time.
The new expansions and reconstructions WILL NOT IMPROVE commute permanently. I have lived/worked in three big metropolitan areas in a period of 27 years and I know for experience that the improvement only last for a few years. Modernized Highways and brand new developments only bring as a result more opportunities for jobs and businesses and as a result, the need for more and more traffic.
You're partially right. More lanes means more traffic. That's because when people see more lanes avaliable, they'll all go for it. There's simply not enough space in the city to allow everyone to drive. People shouldn't be forced to drive if they don't want to. Other modes of transportation should be available. Public transportation is much more efficient and used less space.
They shouldnt be going thru downtown and all spiralying together like that to begin with. Pure lunacy. To the people responsible for the current mess, may you rot forever.
No, the problem is the way the city is designed. There's simply not enough spaces for everyone to drive a car. It's VERY inefficient and causes a lot of pollution.
@@MoCityBeau because the federal government gave cities money to construct roads, and cities built lots of roads. They got money originally, but now they all need maintenance, and they didn't think of that. Now they're all having to be fixed, and the city is losing money. It's a ponzi scheme
There's many solutions. The problem is that the city is designed to force everyone to use a car. The highway should be completely demolished. It takes up a ton of space, is very expensive, and causes extreme congestion. The city should be more walkable. Have bike lanes too, and prioritize public transportation.
@@austinhernandez2716 If there's a 25 mile radius from downtown that includes a lot of single family homes, it'll be a challenge. The whole urban fabric should be more cohesive.
Blame it on the homeowners associations. They promote the fear that public transportation will bring in more crime and undesirable elements(aka minorities) to their beloved 'suburb.' Thus, they come against EVERY project geared towards upward mobility, but it's the commuters who suffer: From Katy(Mason Road) to Downtown averaging about 50 minutes. It'll take you an hour to get Downtown from 288 and 518 in Pearland. Or from FM 2354 in Friendswood. Add about thirty minutes if you're coming from Galveston. From Garth Road in Baytown, the commute to Downtown is about 45 minutes. From 290 in Cypress, the commute to Downtown (using I-10) is also about an hour. Even using Hardy Toll Road, the commute from Spring to Downtown is averaging about 45 minutes. Add about 15 minutes if you're coming from Conroe or Willis. Add 30 minutes from Huntsville. From Splendora/New Caney/Porter, it'll take about a hour to reach Downtown. The solution? Dependable, more frequent bus service, with commuter routes all around the greater Houston area. Also, smaller routes for suburban cities outside of Houston (Clear Lake, Spring, Katy and the Woodlands/Conroe). More frequent bus service (especially late night and weekends) will curb the heavy traffic that Houston commuters currently suffer.
Subways, light rail, and trains are how people should move around in a city. Putting everybody in cars is not the answer. It really brings down your overall quality of life; stuck in traffic, breathing car exhaust, getting stressed out, road rage, paying for gas, car repairs, car insurance, registration, monthly car payments. It just Turns ones life to S**T. And this repeats itself in Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, and cities across the United States.
Well to be honest the problem is is regardless of traffic it’s still gonna take long to get across Houston because the city is huge in terms of landmass. it’s urban sprawl to a bad accident
there used to be a railroad on the north side of I-10 (Katy freeway) and just west of TX-6 you used to be able to legally drive 70 m.p.h. (daytime) in the late 90's/prior to May 2002.
@@eviljesus6111 only because it is trash, and its like that on purpose. The oil and auto lobby own our politicians and government. Why chose to take public transit when most of it is buses that are stuck in the same traffic as the cars AND take anywhere from 2x-4x longer to get to your destination, if they even get there. Only people that dont have the means the own and operate a car would do that because they are forced to. Demand better funded public transit and rail based transport and stop voting for people that dont support those things. These things are possible, just look around the world.
lol by the time they finish building everything the population will be up by a few hundred thousand, especially with all the people moving here from comifornia
The year is 2050, I-45, I-10, and I-69 have all been extended to 30 lanes each direction. The average commute has now been reduced from 55 minutes to 50 minutes, great success! /s
I do not and I live in Dallas which I love my city but my city is starting to become like your city which is not good for my city or any city for that matter
Doesnt matter if everyone drives amazingly, having a 5000lb car for each person driving to work in a city of millions does not work. We need better mass transit that is better than driving. But it wont ever happen is a oil and car lobby infested place like Texas, it barely has a chance anywhere in the USA to begin with.
By the time highway projects are done, it's too late.Time for bigger, and better. I say, we just keep making babies. Need billions more people everywhere. 😂