I am currently in my third…

I am currently in my third year of studying Urban Planning at University. I have spent these past three years deep in data analytics, traffic modelling, theory, etc.. There is no evidence that a reduction in lanes on certain streets has impact on the overall congestion of the road network. In fact - and I will use a quote from an article written in by Sheffi (1985) when traffic control measures were just being put in place in many jurisdictions - "not every addition in capacity can bring about the anticipated benefits and in some cases may be worsened... ...traffic engineers have known for a long time that restrictions to travel choices and reductions in capacity may lead to better overall flow distribution patterns."

But, politics is politics I guess, forget about the experts! I hope that this proposal is not implemented.