Traffic Congestion, Top Content

"The Ideology of Traffic"

The greatest accomplishment of any ideology is to not be considered an ideology.

"Dealing with Congestion"

Our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. Today, we need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.

"It's Time to Stop Repeating This Damaging Myth About Traffic"

No, you’re not stuck in congestion because your city’s infrastructure is “inadequate” to handle growth.

"The Mobility Trap: Why We'll Never Fix Congestion by Speeding Up Traffic"

Love to hate congestion? We’ll never fix it by obsessing over speed or traffic delays. We need to rethink our whole transportation debate, starting with this premise: it’s not about how fast you can go. It’s about what you can get to.

"The Congestion Con: How Bad Land Use and Transportation Decisions Go Hand-in-Hand"

The way we design our cities guarantees a flood of congestion. And then we pour billions of dollars into highway expansion, only to worsen the problem we created in the first place.

"2 Reasons Why the American Approach to Congestion is Totally Wrong"

Congestion isn’t a problem and road expansion isn’t a solution.

"The Fundamental, Global Law of Road Congestion"

It goes by many names — the Jevons Paradox, Braess Paradox, Marchetti’s Constant or Downs’ Triple Convergence — but the science is clear: expanding freeway capacity makes traffic worse.

"The Causes of Traffic and Congestion"

The conventional wisdom about the relationship between development and traffic contains a number of important misconceptions.

"The Subtle Relationship Between Traffic Deaths and Congestion"

What officials and engineers need to understand before sinking more resources into infrastructure investment.

"The Difference Between Mobility and Accessibility"

When we obsess over the speed of travel—whether in our cars or on public transit—we’re missing the point of transportation. It’s not about how far you can get in a given time: it’s what you can get to.