The fundamental law of road congestion
Subtitle: evidence from U.S. cities
By: Gilles Duranton, Matthew A. Turner.
Contributors: Turner,  Matthew A.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 15376; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 15376.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "We investigate the relationship between interstate highways and highway vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT) in US cities. We find that VKT increases proportionately to highways and identify three important sources for this extra VKT: an increase in driving by current residents; an increase in transportation intensive production activity; and an inflow of new residents. The provision of public transportation has no impact on VKT. We also estimate the aggregate city level demand for VKT and find it to be very elastic. We conclude that an increased provision of roads or public transit is unlikely to relieve congestion.  "--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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