congestion
Mass Turnpike attracts firestorm of criticism over undermanned toll lanes at Easter
Posted on Thu, 2009-04-16 02:21
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority are still attracting a firestorm of criticism over backups at their toll plazas over the Easter holiday. By local media accounts backups at some toll points were "five to seven miles" long (8km to 11km) and travel times through the plazas were as much as 45 minutes. Worst affected were Allston plaza complexes 18, 19, 20 near Cambridge, and the Weston/Newton plazas 14, 15, 55 complex at MA128/I-95.
Traffic congestion is a very solvable problem - Tyler Duvall
Posted on Thu, 2009-02-05 02:11Tyler Duvall, until recently undersecretary for policy at US Department of Transportation says that of all the major problems of middle class America traffic congestion is the most readily solved. The media focus on "crumbling infrastructure" but the bigger drain on middle class standards of living is highway congestion. Yet the root cause of congestion is the failure to price scarce roadspace flexibly. 
Downs on HOT lanes
Posted on Mon, 2001-04-02 21:33Downs on HOT lanes
Originally published in issue 54 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 2001.
Page:17
Subjects:Downs on HOT lanes congestion
Agencies:Downs
Sources:Tony Downs
Connecticut shock for greens
Posted on Tue, 2000-12-19 12:13Connecticut shock for greens
Originally published in issue 52 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 2000.
Page:27
Subjects:sprawl congestion
Facilities:I-95
Agencies:TSTC
Locations:Connecticut CT
Sources:Abromaitis
Dr Gridlock’s Toll Blinders
Posted on Wed, 2000-05-24 03:19Dr Gridlock’s Toll Blinders
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:13
Subjects:congestion toll versus free
Agencies:Washington Post
Locations:NJ PA CT NY
Sources:Dr Gridlock
TEXAS TRANSP INST:LA’s PODI Biggest in America
Posted on Thu, 2000-02-24 07:40TEXAS TRANSP INST:LA’s PODI Biggest in America
Originally published in issue 46 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 2000.
Page:22
Subjects:congestion PODI
Agencies:TTI
NATIONAL CAPITAL:Internet Boom Bogs Traffic
Posted on Tue, 1999-09-14 16:08NATIONAL CAPITAL:Internet Boom Bogs Traffic
Originally published in issue 42 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1999.
Page:11
Subjects:congestion plans trnasit bias possible tolls
Facilities:ICC Wilson Bridge Dulles I-66 Beltway I-95 Northern Potomac Crossing
Locations:MD VA NoVA Washington DC
Kienitz on Samuel
Posted on Sat, 1999-04-17 20:00Kienitz on Samuel
Originally published in issue 38 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 1999.
Page:13
Subjects:Peter Samuel new road congestion quote
Facilities:ICC MD
Agencies:STPP
Locations:MD
Sources:Kienitz
“I thought the only person in the whole world who believed that new roads relieve congestion was Peter Samuel.”
SPRAWL STUDIES:Smart Growth Rhetoric Challenged
Posted on Mon, 1999-03-29 13:46SPRAWL STUDIES:Smart Growth Rhetoric Challenged
Originally published in issue 37 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 1999.
Page:15
Subjects:smart growth densification congestion
Agencies:Heritage new republic national review
Sources:Easterbrook New Republic Heritage TRIP Staley Reason
ELECTRONIC TOLLING:Triborough Transformed
Posted on Sun, 1999-01-03 18:38ELECTRONIC TOLLING:Triborough Transformed
Originally published in issue 35 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 1999.
Page:1
Subjects:ET throughput congestion down
Facilities:BBT Brooklyn Battery Tunnel MTA B&T Triborough TBTA
Agencies:MTA B&T
Locations:New York NY
CONGESTICS:Texas Transp Institute report
Posted on Thu, 1998-11-26 16:08CONGESTICS:Texas Transp Institute report
Originally published in issue 33 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 1998.
Page:15
Subjects:congestion report
Agencies:TTI
Ten worst chokepoints, Ten hottest toll sites
Posted on Thu, 1997-01-23 02:25Ten worst chokepoints, Ten hottest toll sites
Originally published in issue 11 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 1997.
Page:10
Subjects:congestion interchanges
Facilities:I-93 (MA) I-88/ I-290 (IL)
Agencies:AAA
