By James Aloisi and Stanley Rosenberg, CommonWealth Magazine; October 12, 2019
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Boston’s traffic as the worst in the nation, outpacing famously congested cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Traffic on I-93 south averages 10 miles per hour. Using population, transportation, and economic data, Northeastern University economist Barry Bluestone has projected that those speeds will gradually drop to zero. Cars will just stop. Our highways will become virtual parking lots.