Build more roads or reduce traffic?

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  • Except for a ‘joy ride’, traffic on the road is a derived demand. Therefore we should we first challenge why are people on the road ?, before we decide to build more roadsUntitled-13411
  • With the advancements in affordable technology and connectivity, why physically visit your office on every working day?
  • Why physically build big towns and big offices (and the traffic it generates)  when it is possible to be small, yet be part of a bigger ‘connected’ world?
  • Future competiveness, be it an economy, enterprise or employee, will depend on smart application of ICT. So why ‘ape’ mega cities that were built in a ‘physical’ era?   Why not build our own ‘Futurepolis’?

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