Responses to Suburban Highway Congestion: An Overview

Abstract

The dramatic increase in the growth of suburban-to-suburban travel as a result of the suburbanization of both jobs and people has ushered in another crisis. The congestion level in suburbs of American cities is the foremost topic of discussion and everywhere there is concern that we develop solutions that are both immediate and effective. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, this need arises at a time when local areas are financially stressed and the federal government is reducing funding for transportation services.

It is obvious that in addition to the identification of nontraditional funding sources there is need for careful consideration of the fundamental policies that underlay service provision. These papers present approaches that focus on coordinated land use planning and ridesharing that challenge conventional methods.