Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic

A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies

By Joe Cortright | Jan 17, 2023 | No Comments

Every year or so, one or more traffic-counting organizations trots out a report claiming that congestion is costing us tens of billions dollars each year. Despite the “big data” and elaborate estimates, the results are simply bunk, because they’re based on a flawed premise.

Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.

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Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic

A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies

Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

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Study: Car Ownership Doesn’t Always Cut Black Workers’ Commutes

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