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Tackling Traffic Congestion: UCLA Symposium on the Transportation – Land Use – Environment Connection October 2002. Institute of Transportation Studies. Question One: Is traffic congestion a sign of success or failure?. Institute of Transportation Studies.

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Institute of Transportation Studies

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  1. Tackling Traffic Congestion:UCLA Symposium on the Transportation – Land Use – Environment ConnectionOctober 2002 Institute of Transportation Studies

  2. Question One:Is traffic congestion a sign of success or failure? Institute of Transportation Studies

  3. Question Two:Should we focus on congested networks or congested trips? Institute of Transportation Studies

  4. A Sample Drive-Alone Commute TripDistance TimeTrip Segment Distance Time Speed Share ShareWalk to car 0.01 miles 0.2 min 3 mph 0.1 % 0.6 %Drive to collector 0.25 miles 1.3 min 12 mph 2.4 % 3.5 %Drive to arterial 0.50 miles 1.9 min 16 mph 4.7 % 5.2 %Drive to freeway 2.00 miles 6.0 min 20 mph 18.9 % 16.6 %Drive on congested freeway 6.00 miles 14.4 min 25 mph 56.6 % 39.9 %Drive on arterial 1.50 miles 4.5 min 20 mph 14.1 % 12.5 %Drive in parking structure 0.25 miles 1.9 min 8 mph 2.4 % 5.2 %Walk to office 0.10 miles 6.0 min 1 mph 0.9 % 16.6 %Total/Average 10.61 miles 36.1 min 18 mph 100.0 % 100.0 % Institute of Transportation Studies

  5. Question Three:Do people really see congestion as less of a problem than they let on? Institute of Transportation Studies

  6. Question 3A:If road pricing holds such promise to reduce congestion, why are people so hostile to the idea? Institute of Transportation Studies

  7. Question Four:Does expanding the capacity of congested roads only make things worse? Institute of Transportation Studies

  8. Question Five:How do land use patterns affect travel behavior and, in turn, congestion? Institute of Transportation Studies

  9. Question 5A:If Smart Growth can reduce vehicle use, can it also reduce congestion? Institute of Transportation Studies

  10. Population Densityversus Travel Density Institute of Transportation Studies

  11. Question Six:What are the environmental costs of congestion, and the environmental benefits of congestion mitigation? Institute of Transportation Studies

  12. Question Seven:So where do we go from here? Institute of Transportation Studies

  13. Damn This Traffic Jam: Defining, Measuring, and Understanding Traffic Congestion Congestion in Cities: Where? When? What Kind? How Much? Martin Wachs, Roy W. Carlson Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and City & Regional Planning, UC Berkeley Congestion 101: Transportation System Supply, Travel Demand, and Traffic Congestion Kara M. Kockelman, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin Institute of Transportation Studies

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