Still stuck in traffic [[electronic resource] ] : coping with peak-hour traffic congestion / / Anthony Downs

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450199003321
• Autore: Downs Anthony
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-81297-4; 9786610812974; 0-8157-9655-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (473 p.)
• Collana: James A. Johnson metro series
• Altri autori (Persone): DownsAnthony
• Disciplina: 388.4/13142/0973
• Soggetti: Traffic congestion - United States; Traffic flow - United States; Land use, Urban - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Stuck in traffic. 1992.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Benefits of Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion; 3. How Bad Is Traffic Congestion?; 4. Causes of Recent Increases in Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion; 5. Incidents and Accidents and Causes of Congestion; 6. Strategies for Reducing Congestion and Four Basic Principles of Traffic; 7. Reducing Incident-Caused Congestion; 8. Increasing Road-Carrying Capacity; 9. Creating More Public Transit Capacity; 10. Peak-Hour and Other Road Pricing; 11. Demand-Side Behavioral Tactics; 12. Remedies That Increase Densities; 13. Changing the Jobs-Housing Balance14. Concentrating Jobs in Large Clusters; 15. Local Growth Management Policies; 16. Traffic Congestion around the World; 17. Regional Anticongestion Policies; 18. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix A. The Dynamics of Traffic Congestion; Appendix B. Graphic Analysis of Peak-Hour Road Pricing; Appendix C. Translating Gross Residential Densities into Net Residential Densities; Appendix D. A Spatial Model for Simulating Changes; Appendix E. Clustering High-Density Housing Near Transit Stops; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this edition, Anthony Downs seeks to assess the utility of anticongestion programmes. Drawing on a significant body of research from transportation experts and land-use planners, the book examines the advantages and disadvantages of various strategies.