Is Seattle's Traffic Congestion Easing?

Recent traffic count data suggest that the number of cars on many state roads is decreasing.

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October 20, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

"Overall, traffic volumes on key Seattle-area freeways early this year were slightly lower or equal to volumes for the same period in 2001. "But there wasn't enough change in volumes to say, 'yes, it's caused by the economy,' " says Dave Bushnell, DOT's travel-analysis manager. "Traffic is not a static thing. It goes up and down for all kinds of reasons.""

Thanks to C. Scott Smith

FULL STORY: Is traffic easing up these days?

Friday, October 18, 2002 in The Seattle Times

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