Traffic Management

Controlling New York City's Traffic

Urban Omnibus ventures into the New York City Department of Transportation's Traffic Management Center to find out how technology is changing the way the city manages its traffic signals and traffic flows.

7 May 2011 - 7:00am

Urban Omnibus

Traffic Restraint As Alternative to Congestion Pricing

Yonah Freemark reports that there are more politically palatable ways to ease traffic congestion than congestion pricing.

10 October 2010 - 1:00pm

the transport politic

'Smart Studs' Will Open New Freeway Lanes Automatically

A new high-tech system from New Zealand will be installed on L.A.'s 110 freeway, which will feature sensors that will know when traffic slows and open an alternate lane automatically.

2 August 2009 - 1:00pm

Los Angeles Times

Can Cities Continue Red Light Camera Ticketing?

Texas cities are forced to review their red light camera contracts after the discovery of a potential loophole in Texas law.

7 December 2008 - 5:00am

KXAN Austin News

Canadians Also Confused By Traffic Circles

Americans are notoriously bad at navigating European-style traffic circles, but it seems Canadians are also confounded.

31 May 2008 - 9:00am

The Edmonton Sun

Samuel Staley

Communist China's GPS congestion management capitalism

Thu, 05/10/2007 - 05:46

BEIJING, 9 MAY 2007--Anyone questioning China's potential to become the dominant player in the 21st century and beyond need look no further than the Beijing Transportation Information Center. The entrepreneurial leader of the center, Mr. WANG gang, has lead the development of the most innovative system for managing traffic congestion I've seen, putting U.S. systems to shame and leapfrogging over London's cutting edge signal coordinatin system. Rather than try to regulate congestion by limiting automobile use, they have figured out a way to use technology to make its use more efficient.

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