Congestion alleviation has long been a core planning objective in most transportation
programs, but existing policy portfolios have been both costly and unsuccessful at alleviating …

Does traffic congestion negatively impact the economic growth of metropolitan areas? This
article reviews the findings of three research directions addressing this question. First …

This report critically evaluates the methods used to measure traffic congestion impacts.
Current methods tend to exaggerate congestion costs and roadway expansion benefits. This …

Traffic congestion alleviation has long been a common core transport policy objective, but it
remains unclear under which conditions this universal byproduct of urban life also impedes …

Traffic congestion has worsened noticeably in San Francisco and other major cities over the
past few years. This change could reasonably be explained by strong economic growth or …

This paper evaluated the role that roadway capacity expansion should play in improving
transportation and cautioned that highway expansion may not be the most cost effective way …

This study empirically investigates the causes of urban traffic congestion to bring into focus
the variety of beliefs that provide support for policy interventions to mitigate traffic congestion …

Congestion pricing can encourage some peak-period road users to shift to off-peak periods,
to high occupancy vehicle modes, to less congested destinations or to forego certain trips …

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The ability of the nation's transportation system to support future growth and provide a good
quality of life to future generations is being threatened by growing levels of congestion. With …