Perverse outcomes everywhere. Greenwaves and how good ideas don't happen.

(If you'd prefer a video version of this)A few weeks ago I made one of my stupid videos about 'surfing the green wave'; driving up the Euston/Marylebone Roads getting green lights all the way. I remember seeing it on a documentary about London taxi drivers years ago.That led a kind correspondent to send me a link that suggested that green waves are bona fide traffic planning phenomena. That led to some inevitable googling. And that led to a tale of BBC murkiness and astonishing bureaucratic behaviour that might be emblematic of the enshittification of public services.Surfing the green waveThe best description of the green wave is in this post on the Cabbie blog:"Like London itself, the cab trade is full of interesting stories, myths and general nonsense. But one of my favourite cabbies things is trying to “ride the green wave” from King’s Cross to the Marylebone flyover.This is when you drive that whole stretch without hitting one red light along the way. No-one is actually sure if…