stackyFACTSPouring more concrete is the urban equivalent of loosening your belt to cure obesity. Braess's paradox mathematically demonstrates that adding entirely new routes can completely disrupt equilibrium, paradoxically slowing down the overall flow for absolutely everyone.
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