Why fancy new roads don’t solve congestion

<p>It’s part of the biggest road project ever built in Australia, but when a complex maze of tunnels and roads opened in Sydney last month it became apparent there was a major design flaw causing traffic chaos. </p><p>So, how did planners get it so wrong and why do we rely so heavily on motorways?</p><p>Today, transport planner from the University of Technology Sydney, Michelle Zeibots, explains how political decisions are keeping us off public transport and in traffic jams. </p><p>Featured: </p><p>Dr Michelle Zeibots, senior lecturer at the school of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Technology Sydney</p>