Congestion
Basics
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
Uber and Lyft Are Cannibalizing Transit in Major American Cities
New research from UC Davis shows that cities must strengthen transit in response to the growth of ride-hailing services.
October 13, 2017
Yet Another Flawed Congestion Report From Inrix
Do the costs of congestion outweigh the costs of building wider roads? Probably not. Despite an impressive amount of data, Inrix falls into the same old traps with its congestion report.
February 28, 2017
