Any Houstonian can tell you this is a lie. We have HOV lanes (HOT lanes) which often move at slower speeds than regular lanes because minimum speed limits are not enforceable. You might remember a man getting arrested for driving with his son on a riding lawnmower in a HOV lane before the Super Bowl. Frequently, I've been stuck behind hybrid car drivers who don't want to exceed a certain speed to improve their gas mileage or tourists pointing out landmarks to passengers.
Regular toll roads don't work either. They'll sell you on the idea that they can build more roads by charging drivers who use them. But the tolls never go away. Houston's toll roads have paid for themselves many times over yet toll prices only increase. Once the government has a source of revenue, they'll never let it go.
Across the US, cities are gentrifying, increasing taxes to push the poor people out allowing developers to rebuild neighborhoods, increase the property value, and then resell for profit. This means poor people have to commute into the city for work congesting the roads. Building toll roads just hurts them more.
If you want to cure traffic congestion make inner cities affordable again.
Regular toll roads don't work either. They'll sell you on the idea that they can build more roads by charging drivers who use them. But the tolls never go away. Houston's toll roads have paid for themselves many times over yet toll prices only increase. Once the government has a source of revenue, they'll never let it go.
Across the US, cities are gentrifying, increasing taxes to push the poor people out allowing developers to rebuild neighborhoods, increase the property value, and then resell for profit. This means poor people have to commute into the city for work congesting the roads. Building toll roads just hurts them more.
If you want to cure traffic congestion make inner cities affordable again.