Congestion
Basics
Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit
Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....
May 6, 2019
Paying Uber and Lyft Drivers More Benefits Everyone
Thanks to NYC's new $17.22 minimum wage, Uber and Lyft are limiting the number of new drivers — a move that could help reduce congestion.
April 29, 2019
Congestion Pricing, Often Attacked as Inequitable, Is Actually the Cure for Inequitable Transportation
The best way to ensure that congestion pricing doesn't hurt the poor is to make sure revenues from new tolls support better transit service — not just build more highways.
January 30, 2019
New House Transportation Chair: ‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
January 29, 2019
Seattle’s Viadoom: The ‘Carmageddon’ That Wasn’t
We've seen this before: Freeways induce driving and when one closes people adapt their choices accordingly. There is no "carmageddon" after all.
January 24, 2019
Is Portland’s ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan Any Good?
Portland wants to put a price on driving on downtown freeways at rush hour. But it will need the Feds' approval.
December 20, 2018
Lack of Housing Hurts Workers More Than Traffic
Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
September 17, 2018
Virginia Toll Operator’s Losses Flash Red Light For New Toll Lanes
Maryland should heed the warning.
September 13, 2018
Washington State DOT Chief: Fixing Congestion With Highways “Fiscally Impossible”
"The problem is we don't provide affordable housing and transportation solutions," Roger Millar told a convention of highway builders last week.
July 23, 2018
The Lesson of $40 Highway Tolls in Virginia
It's one of the few cases where solo drivers have to confront the full cost of their trips.
December 6, 2017