Traffic Problem: Who’s to Blame?
John Erskine, Huntington Beach mayor and executive director for the Orange County Building Assn., recently said the Orange County traffic problem is not caused by development, it’s a lack of roadways.
Erskine seemingly doesn’t understand or is letting his own objective of massive development distort the issue. Almost everyone knows the simple formula: development equals housing; housing equals people; people equal cars; cars equal traffic. Almost everyone knows, too, that no matter how many roadways are built, they can’t catch up with galloping unchecked housing development.
TOM ALEXANDER
Laguna Beach
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