Your data is biased, you cut and paste only highlight your bias. No don't take that as an insult. What we have is a lack of data. Voting is not data, poles are not data (subjective data). Since Republicans, blew up the CRC, all new objective data will needed to be collected before any bridge is build.  If Politics is added it should be added after Scientific data is collected by REAL unbiased traffic scientists.  Now if you saying car only, that is twisting data, if the data judges the Limits of the data including  long-term objectives with populations and density then current traffic data of today is already outdated.  Your problem is adjusting to the future realities of dense city living. Your lack of vision is not being able to recreate a business plan for the future mega city in a model you don't understand. Portland builders are adjusting. Vancouver with rail only to the waterfront will cause a building boom. You just chose not to be part of it.