Urban traffic congestion; A search for new solutions

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Journal; (USA)

OSTI ID:5452536

Howie, D ^[1]

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1. Monash Univ., Clayton (Australia)

Urban traffic congestion will be the major challenge for traffic engineers into the 1990s. Urban communities will not be content to wait passively for traffic authorities to tinker at the edges of the problem; they are likely to demand more effective solutions than are now being delivered. Concerns about growth in urban traffic congestion are widespread in all monitorized countries. Even the United States, with its extensive freeway system, faces major problems in trying to deal with rapidly growing levels of urban traffic congestion. This paper explores the opportunity to apply new and innovative solutions available as a result of advances in technology over recent years. An underlying theme in the paper is that the available technology has outstripped the ability of traffic engineers to deliver creative solutions to traffic problems.

• OSTI ID: 5452536
• Journal Information: ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Journal; (USA), Journal Name: ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) Journal; (USA) Vol. 59:10; ISSN 0162-8178; ISSN ITEJD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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