Brookings Event: Easing the Traffic Jam Through Congestion Pricing
U.S. Newswire, March, 2008
To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications, 1-202-797-6105
A Hamilton Project/Metropolitan Policy Program Discussion
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Saul/Zilkha Lounge, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public investments in our nations infrastructure have been an important aspect of our American heritage. As a result, many citizens view it as their right to travel freely on the countrys roads and bridges. But urban traffic congestion is taking a significant economic toll on commuters, with the Texas Transportation Institute estimating in 2005 that the average peak-period motorist spends an extra 38 hours of travel time...
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