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humanity's longest-running argument that somewhere else is better than here.
means a prepared surface built so people, goods, and ideas can move faster than the land wants to let them.
from from old english 'rad,' meaning a journey on horseback, long before pavement existed, when a road was just wherever the riding happened.
rome's network250,000 miles connected the ancient empire
induced demandwider roads reliably attract more traffic, not less
first center linepainted in michigan in 1911 to stop crashes
oldest paved roadegypt's 4,600-year-old quarry route still exists
for instance
the appian way — built 312 bc, still used by roman traffic today
route 66 — 2,448 miles, decommissioned in 1985, still mythologized
pan-american highway — stretches 19,000 miles, nearly alaska to argentina
grand trunk road — south asia's 2,500-year-old artery, still carrying millions