TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS
Mobility 100: A Private Sector Plan for Reducing Traffic Congestion
in the Puget Sound Region
Traveling the Way We Want.
Gridlock and Growth: The Effect of Traffic Congestion on
Regional Economic Performance
How reducing traffic congestion can add billions of dollars in economic growth
to local economies Policy Study 371
David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields
August 27, 2009
Traffic congestion increases costs to American businesses, workers and families. It increasingly takes more time and fuel to get where we want to go, costing us time and money. As traffic congestion worsens, it will significantly undermine the economic competitiveness of U.S. cities and regions.
Perhaps one reason policymakers have not done more to reduce gridlock is a lack of understanding about how congestion negatively impacts our cities and their competitiveness. What would be the benefits of achieving free-flow travel conditions on a regional scale? READ MORE
RESOURCE LINKS
The Necessity of Initiative 1125Study: Seattle Could Get $13 Billion Boost
by Reducing Traffic Congestion
Prioritizing infrastructure that reduces traffic jams can spur big economic gains
August 27, 2009
With the economy stuck in a recession and Seattle facing a major budget deficit, a new Reason Foundation report finds that reducing traffic congestion and improving travel times could boost the region's economic output by as much as $13 billion a year.
The Reason Foundation report examines the impact that population growth and longer commute times will have on five areas across Seattle by 2030: Columbia Center, the University of Washington, Factoria Mall in Bellevue, Redmond, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. READ MORE
LEARN MORE ABOUT INITIATIVE 1125 AT:
CITIZENS' GUIDE TO INITIATIVE 1125 pdf by Michael Ennis Director, WPC’s Center for Transportation Sept. 2011
THE WASINGTON POLICY CENTER Learn more about Initiative 1125
ELECTIONS AND VOTING Initiative 1125: Washington Secretary of State - Sam Reed
BALLOTPEDIA - INITIATIVE 1125 Washington Transportation - Initiative 1125
VOTERS WANT MORE CHOICES Learn more about Initiative 1125
THE NECESSITY OF INITIATIVE 1125 Washington State Impolite
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