Traffic Congestion: Out Of Control

NPR's Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams talks with experts Mark Hallenbeck, Anthony Downs, and Steven Shladover about the nation's traffic congestion problem and possible solutions.

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July 19, 2001, 6:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Traffic congestion today is out of control. In places like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., one accident can halt traffic for hours. And it keeps getting worse. Juan Williams talks with transportation experts and YOU about traffic .. what's the solution? " GUESTS: Mark Hallenbeck, Director of Washington State Transporation Center at the University of Washington; Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Steven Shladover, Deputy Director of Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH). Streaming audio available online.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Traffic Congestion

Thursday, July 19, 2001 in National Public Radio

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