Congestion
A Reporter’s Guide to ‘Congestion Cost’ Studies
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.
January 17, 2023
Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought
A pair of new studies are challenging the myth that micromobility doesn't cut car travel or reduce more emissions than the modes they tend to replace.
November 4, 2022
Bogotá Tries to Make Congestion Pricing Flexible and Equitable
Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here's how.
October 17, 2022
Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers
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.
September 27, 2022
Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
A congestion-pricing project in one of South America’s most congested cities could emerge as a possible solution in U.S. cities eying similar traffic management solutions.
July 15, 2022
‘Solving’ Congestion Creates Worse Problems
Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.
January 31, 2022
OPINION: The Congestion Pricing Toll Really Should Be $80
The higher price will ensure maximum benefits for our entire society, including drivers.
January 27, 2022
Op-Ed: Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable, If Done Right
Congestion pricing is a strategy that charges drivers more for using road space during peak demand times. It’s an idea with many potential benefits, from reducing traffic to improving the environment.
January 6, 2022
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage
A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
October 20, 2021
In Their Own Words: New Yorkers Want Congestion Pricing … And Now
Some amazingly eloquent New Yorkers speaking out for relief from constant abuse by car drivers.
September 26, 2021
