Title: Stuck in traffic : coping with peak-hour traffic congestion /
Authors: Downs, Anthony; Brookings Institution.; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Publisher: Brookings Institution ; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Traffic congestion United States; Traffic flow United States.; Land use, Urban United States.
Contents: pt. 1. The Basic Situation. 1. Causes of Recent Increases in Traffic Congestion. 2. Strategies for Reducing Congestion and Four Traffic Principles -- pt. 2. Supply-Side Remedies. 3. Increasing Carrying Capacity -- pt. 3. Demand-Side Remedies That Do Not Change Housing or Job Locations. 4. Peak-Hour Road Pricing. 5. Demand-Side Remedies That Focus on Behavior -- pt. 4. Demand-Side Remedies That Change Housing or Job Locations. 6. Remedies That Increase Residential Densities. 7. Changing the Jobs-Housing Balance. 8. Concentrating Jobs in Large Clusters. 9. Local Growth-Management Policies -- pt. 5. Conclusions. 10. The Need for Regional Anticongestion Policies. 11. Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix A. Graphic Analysis of Peak-Hour Road Pricing -- Appendix B. Translating Gross Residential Densities into Net Residential Densities -- Appendix C.A Spatial Model for Simulating Changes in Residential Density and Home and Workplace Locations -- Appendix D. Clustering High-Density Housing near Suburban Transit Stops.