They probably stayed home because they expected traffic to be really bad based on the media labeling it "Viadoom". Now that they've heard traffic isn't that bad it will get worse.
Week two was definitely worse than week one as people got lulled into complacency I think. I walk through the city every week day during commute time, and the first week was surprisingly light of traffic, and the crowds for the bus were visibly larger. Last week, bus crowds still seemed large but suddenly traffic through downtown was very backed up.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 18.5 ms ] threadAnd to state the obvious -
People staying at home is not Braess's paradox.
People catching public transport is not Braess's paradox.
People adjusting travel times is not Braess's paradox.
Nudging people to more efficient routes is not Braess's paradox.