Sentences with phrase «increasing road congestion»

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The other side argues that if you expand roads, you encourage private ownership of cars, and increase the likelihood of those cars to eventually congregate to one area (city rush hours, stadiums, concerts, major shopping centers, etc.), you get congestion.

In transportation, this well - established response is known in various contexts as the Downs - Thomson Paradox, The Pigou - Knight - Downs Paradox or the Lewis - Mogridge Position: a new road may provide motorists with some level of respite from congestion in the short term, but almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost due to increased demand in the longer term.

By exaggerating the economic benefits of road capacity increase and underestimating its negative effects, omission of induced traffic can result in overallocation of public money on road construction and correspondingly less focus on other ways of dealing with congestion and environmental problems in urban areas.

As far as reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollution.

We need to look at innovative approaches to the funding of our national roads - to increase investment to reduce congestion.

The government estimates that congestion on our roads is set to increase by a further 25 per cent by 2015.

De Blasio insisted he has a better shot of getting the City Council on board now, since tens of thousands more for - hire vehicles have flooded the roads, increasing congestion.

As a result, driver safety is reduced, traffic congestion on local roads is increased, and unneeded stress is placed on our local infrastructure.

Barnet has placed the cameras in and around the schools to prevent traffic congestion and increase road safety.

«The world is facing serious challenges such as climate change, traffic congestion, road fatalities and increasing air pollution.

Summer driving hazards mostly arise from increased traffic congestion on the road, mainly due to an increase in road volume, like those off on family vacations or weekend getaways.

Smarter Work Zones Project Coordination and Technology Applications Publication Date: August 2016 Description: Aging roadway infrastructure and increasing highway congestion means additional road work, resulting in greater work zone impact on the motoring public.

Harvard economics professor N. Gregory Mankiw wrote in Fortune magazine: «Cutting income taxes while increasing gasoline taxes would lead to more rapid economic growth, less traffic congestion, safer roads, and reduced risk of global warming — all without jeopardizing long - term fiscal solvency.

Harvard economics professor and former chairman of George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisors N. Gregory Mankiw wrote in Fortune magazine: «Cutting income taxes while increasing gasoline taxes would lead to more rapid economic growth, less traffic congestion, safer roads, and reduced risk of global warming — all without jeopardizing long - term fiscal solvency.

the addition of extra capacity to a road network often results in increased congestion and longer travel times.

Dense urbanization, with around 75 % living in urban areas in Europe, inherently leads to acute awareness of space limitations, road congestion and eco-degradation due to increased road transport emissions.

Now Jarrett Walker points out that they won't lead to wide empty open roads but will actually increase congestion.

With accidents on the rise due to cell phone usage while driving, the trends in road rage increasing, and a national increase in traffic and congestion, motorcyclists have to take much more caution while riding in public today.

In Chicago, an increase in the number of cyclists can translate to a decrease in the number of cars that drive on the roads and therefore a decrease in traffic congestion.

The accident increased traffic congestion on the interstate for most of Friday morning, and caused the first road construction worker fatality in Indiana since 2012.

It provides several benefits: more accurate insurance pricing, increased insurance affordability, a 10 % reduction in total vehicle mileage, a 12 - 15 % reduction in vehicle crashes and insurance claims (it is particularly effective at reducing crashes because it gives the highest risk motorists the greatest incentive to reduce mileage), consumer cost savings (motorists are predicted to save an average of $ 50 - 100 annually in net insurance costs), and significant reductions in traffic congestion, road and parking facility costs and pollution.

Regardless of where you live, we're sure you've noticed it lately: it seems like every year, the sheer number of cars on the road increases — and as such, so does traffic, congestion, and all the things that make driving frustrating, painful, and ultimately dangerous.

Regardless of where you live, we're sure you've noticed it lately: it seems like every year, the sheer number of cars on the road increases — and as such, so does traffic, congestion, and all the... Read More

Traffic and congestion increase your risk of being in an accident, but the right Garland car insurance can protect your finances and those of the other drivers on the road.

This time of year there is increased congestion on all types of roads; Christmas shopping, families travelling away for the holiday break, and poor weather all contribute to extra traffic on the road.

However, inland road and rail infrastructure capacity has not increased in tandem, resulting in congestion.