traffic congestion

A little to save a lot

AustinContrarian  Fri, 03/06/2009 - 4:02pm

This story has been receiving a lot of buzz:

Last year, the US made more progress in reducing traffic congestion than any other time in memory.

New data show that in the nation’s cities congestion declined by 30 percent overall and was improved at every hour of the day.



 

A little to save a lot

AustinContrarian  Fri, 03/06/2009 - 4:02pm

This story has been receiving a lot of buzz:

Last year, the US made more progress in reducing traffic congestion than any other time in memory.

New data show that in the nation’s cities congestion declined by 30 percent overall and was improved at every hour of the day.



 

State bicycle survey reveals danger concerns

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:51am

Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.

"This is quite intuitive, given the high levels of traffic congestion in Houston, Dallas and [...]



 

Ed Wendler Jr. on Austin development

AustinContrarian  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 5:00pm

Wendler's column in this morning's Statesman had something to irritate (or please) everyone. 

He proposes in jest a charter election to settle all development issues once and for all.  Some of his "ballot propositions" are spot on; some are just perplexing.