An Exploration of Issues Related to the Study of Generated Traffic and other Impacts Arising from Highway Improvements

Generated traffic has received considerable worldwide attention for its ability to congest newly built roads or return improved roads to their original congested states. By investigating impacts resulting from two contentious highway projects in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area, Canada, we address two outstanding issues relating to the study of generated traffic. First, we find that the type of measure used to quantify the phenomenon can …