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Life's Inevitabilities: Death, Taxes, and Traffic

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Planning Magazine
27 August 2000 - 8:00am

The high-tech industry is actively pursuing the elusive goal of making traffic more fluid. So far, there's still a long way to go.

Three systems for traffic reduction are evaluated: Carlink, a car-sharing model based on the European system; a Dept. of Transportation software (TRANSIMS) designed to understand motorist motivation; and a traffic microsimulation software, Paramics, which models various traffic situations and recommends solutions. (This article is not available on the Planning Magazine website.)

Full Story: Looking High and Low for Solutions
Source: Planning Magazine, August 22, 2000
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