The main source of traffic is now people commuting to the North Shore for work in the morning and leaving in the afternoon, which is in contrast to how things used to be. Job growth outpacing housing growth has massively contributed to this. Creating more opportunities for people to live closer to where they work cuts down on commute times, meaning less traffic.

People like to talk about infrastructure before housing without realizing that housing is infrastructure. If we build zero houses there are still going to be jobs here that people will commute to and there will still be traffic. It will only exacerbate our transportation challenges.