There Is No Solution To Peak-hour Traffic

Anthony Downs argues that there is no way to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion that Americans will accept.

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January 8, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

Brookings Institution senior fellow Anthony Downs offers his opinion on gridlock and transportation policy: "Resentment against being stuck in traffic is a prime cause of anti-sprawl attitudes. People who moved farther out to "get away from it all" are discovering that "it all" has followed them. So they support tough, local anti-growth policies in the hope of preventing congestion from getting worse."

Thanks to The Brookings Alert

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Monday, January 1, 2001 in The Brookings Institution

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