2012 urban congestion trends, operations : the key to reliable travel.

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Urban areas
  • Traffic congestion
  • Travel time
  • Mobility
  • Case studies
  • Highway operations
  • Trend (Statistics)
  • Traffic mitigation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HOP-13-016
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Congestion levels remained relatively unchanged ; from 2011 to 2012 in the 19 urban areas in the United States monitored ; in this report. ; Congestion levels across all of the congestion measures are still generally ; below the levels experienced in 2007, prior to the economic downturn. ; As the economy improves, increased congestion levels are expected. ; While congestion levels remained ; relatively unchanged (or ; decreased slightly) from 2011 to ; 2012, the use of congestion-mitigating ; techniques will become important ; to manage future increases ; in traffic and congestion. The use ; of operational strategies, in particular, ; provides a toolbox of alternatives ; that can be implemented ; to mitigate growing congestion. ; Transportation agencies and professionals ; should use this time to ; implement operational strategies ; (and/or fine-tune existing operational ; strategies) prior to congestion ; levels likely increasing in an ; improving economy.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25836/dot_25836_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.86 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6050a82d3c563e0b396033cfb4a4dd6a0d30980c8c9b4745dfdd657fa4b0abe78958ee723fb650dfd3137035a272f62e7ec3737265c951d6cf4d55dca967ad80