Topic: congestion
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Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere
A new study finds that transit does cut down on traffic — but only on roads that parallel heavy transit corridors.
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Wanted: An App That Calculates Wait Times Straight to Your Airport Gate
A group of entrepreneurs are working on technology that could vastly improve the universally terrible experience of airports.
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How Flight Delays Spread From Airport to Airport Like a Disease
Air travel congestion can quickly spread from a few cities to a whole network.
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Do Big City Drivers Actually Have It Worse?
The latest look at how much time American commuters spend in traffic, and the methodology problems that come along with it.
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How Virtual Traffic Lights Could Cut Down on Congestion
Car-to-car communication could decrease urban congestion by 60 percent, one computer scientist says.
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The Case Against One-Way Streets
One civil engineer believes trip capacity will increase if cities turn to two-way streets.
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4 Great Transportation Projects to Watch (and 4 Awful Ones)
Highlights from the Sierra Club's list of the country's 50 best and worst.
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More Cars on the Road Make You Late, But Some Cars Make You Much Later Than Others
A new study suggests that traffic reduction should be targeted at particular communities.
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DC's Massive New Transportation Experiment Starts Tomorrow
High-tech high-occupancy tolls come to the nation's capital. Is this the future of highway infrastructure?
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Should the Market Alone Determine Parking Supply?
New research finds that parking minimums are indeed bad, but that parking maximums still need fine-tuning.
