Thursday, April 19, 2007
Moving Beyond Congestion
What can state and cities do? Plenty
When you get on the road, are you going nowhere fast? Sam Staley and Ted Balaker offer 10 Steps to Congestion Relief.
Among the steps:
- Add lanes to congested highways. “Many say we can’t build our way out of congestion, but we haven’t even tried.”
- Traffic Signal Optimization. “Traffic signal optimization can reduce stop-and-go traffic by 40 percent, cut gas consumption by 10 percent, emissions by 22 percent, and travel times by 25 percent.”
- Parking Reform. “Eliminating free parking and parking subsidies has reduced driving by up to 24 percent in some cities.”