SUBURBAN CONGESTION: THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

Comments are made on the measure and scale of the suburban congestion problem. Subjects mentioned include institutional concerns, funding, pricing, the insufficiency of the alternatives to the single occupant vehicle, and the lack of coordination between transportation and land use. A brief comparison is made between suburban activity centers and the downtown area.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Circular No. 359, Traffic Congestion and Suburban Activity Centers.
• Authors:
  • Dunphy, R
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 75-79
• Monograph Title: Traffic congestion and suburban activity centers
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 359
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activity centers; Alternatives analysis; Conferences; Coordination; Finance; Financing; Land use; Metropolitan areas; Pricing; Suburbs; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497249
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM