By james art Band-Aid solution: While highway expansion projects are considered common solutions to traffic and congestion problems, a California researcher says highway expansions actually make traffic worse thanks to a phenomenon called induced travel. Research shows that with induced travel, congestion returns to previous levels about five to 10 years after the freeway is widened. Read more about why freeway expansion doesn’t reduce congestion from Yale Climate Connections.
How can I say this politely: More than two years after employers began urging employees to return to the office, Americans are still coming to terms with the ripple effects of the pandemic’s disruptions when it comes to workplace behavior. Years spent apart from colleagues have rusted workers’ social skills, and new ways of working have given rise to a host of new etiquette issues, and companies are increasingly turning to etiquette coaches to help their staff. Read more from The Washington Post.
Brief expectations: Honeywell forecast annual sales below Wall Street expectations and missed quarterly earnings estimates on Thursday as the company grappled with persistent supply chain disruptions and weakness in its industrial automation business. The automation segment, which helps factories and plants mechanize their production processes, reported a 5% decline in organic sales for the third quarter, mainly due to weak demand from warehouses. Read more from Reuters.