Congestion is a problem in Americas 437 urban areas and it is getting worse in regions of all sizes. Congestion caused urban Americans to travel 4.2 billion hours more and to purchase an extra 2.9 billion gallons of fuel for a congestion cost of $78 billion (Exhibit 1). This was an increase of 220 million hours, 140 million gallons and $5 billion from 2004. The solution to this problem is really to consider implementing All the solutions. One lesson from more than 20 years of mobility studies is that congestion relief is not just a matter of highway and transit agencies building big projects. Those are important. But so are actions by businesses, shippers, manufacturers and employers, as well as commuters, shoppers, and travelers for all reasons. Agencies, Businesses, Commuters as simple as A-B-C.


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    Title :

    2007 Urban Mobility Report


    Contributors:
    D. Schrank (author) / T. Lomax (author)

    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    138 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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