Entries from Cascadia Prospectus tagged with 'TRAFFIC CONGESTION'
More Telework Means Major Savings, Increased Productivity
Using a robustly-researched, fine-tuned "telework savings calculator" developed by the Telework Research Network, Seattle Times workplace blogger Michelle Goodman highlighted what this region's employers and workers could save in various costs and gain in improved productivity if the 40 percent...
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U.S. Traffic Congestion Tab Of $87.2 Billion In '07: Record Costs To Seattle Region
Added roadway and transit capacity, plus more toll lanes, telecommuting and flexible work hours are among the traffic congestion solutions recommended by researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) in their 26th annual Urban Mobility Report, just released. Other recommendations...
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Bay Area Looks To Future With Regional HOT Lane System
Slight decreases in traffic congestion due to the economic downturn are no reason to curtail aggressive transportation planning for looming population and employment growth in major metro regions. Despite the most fervent wishes of some planners, metro region growth in...
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En Route To A Bay Area HOT Lane Network
Construction began last week on a High Occupancy and Toll (HOT) lane to serve carpoolers, transit and - for a price varying by miles travelled and time of day - solo drivers, on a 14-mile stretch of southbound I-680 in...
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Microsoft's Rob Bernard On "Zero, Shared, And Efficient Miles"
We've now got a full transcript (at bottom, here) of the address given by Microsoft's Chief Environmental Strategist Rob Bernard last month at Cascadia Center's "Beyond Oil: Transforming Transportation" conference. Stressing the growing potential of information technology to shape decisions...
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State Gas Tax Revenues Take Another Hit
Time To Bite The P3 Bullet In The Olympian, Adam Wilson reports Washington state officials are bracing for a widening gap of $95 million between expected and actual gas tax revenues through June 2009, as sharply higher gas prices constrict...
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Who'll Be The Deciders.....On Puget Sound Transportation?
Look for a vigorous public debate soon - involving state lawmakers, Gov. Chris Gregoire and a multitude of opinionators - about regional transportation governance for the central Puget Sound region of Snohomish, King, Pierce and Kitsap counties. The aim behind...
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Translink Touts iMove Web Site As Congestion-Busting Tool
iMOVE, TRANSLINK, VANCOUVER, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRANSIT, WEB SITE, REAL-TIME TRAFFIC DATA
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Sonntag: Regional Decision-Making Needed On Transportation
State Auditor Brian Sonntag - whose office recently issued a performance audit of state and regional transportation management - is now urging the legislature to take stock after defeat of the big roads and transit ballot measure, Proposition 1. In...
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It's Time for the Federal Government to Get Serious About Rail
Recently, The Wall Street Journal provided a rosy update on Amtrak service and an increasing federal budget, particularly for the New York-Boston corridor. Airplanes are getting stuck in lots of traffic jams this summer, but Amtrak is on a roll....
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