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Opposite World: Is traffic good for the environment?

Traffic congestion is good for the environment. Wait, come again? Are we talking about Bizarro World here? Actually, according to Wall Street Journal writer David Owen, excessive congestion can actually be a good thing when it convinces drivers to explorer transportation alternatives instead of sitting in endless traffic jams. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/FAIL_Wall_Street_Journal_Says_Traffic_Will_Save_the_Planet'; Further, some studies show that decreasing travel time with metered freeway entrance ramps actually increases ... Read more →

Study: GPS systems with real-time traffic can save drivers four days per year, cut emissions by 21% AutoblogGreen Staff

In Los Angeles, the 101/405 interchange is so congested that in 2002 it was determined that 27,144 hours per year were wasted trying to get from one freeway to the other. That's over 1,100 days. ...

Rush hour times decrease to "just" 36.1 hours per traveler; "only" 2.8 billion gallons of gas wasted Sebastian Blanco

Silver lining. Opportunity. Sign of the times. Whatever you want to call it, high gas prices and the dire economy have reduced national average rush hour traffic times for the second year in a row. ...

It's Friday: Spanish artist creates staged traffic jam Jeremy Korzeniewski

Art may be the last thing in the world the average person thinks about when sitting idle in a major traffic jam, but Spanish artist Maider López apparently sees things the normal person ...

MIT working to eliminate phantom traffic jams [w/VIDEO] Jeremy Korzeniewski

Seriously, how irritating is it when traffic inexplicably comes to a grinding halt for no apparent reason before starting right back up with no trace of a cause? Not only are these so-called ...

Traffic fatalities drop as gas prices increase 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo: splorp - Licensed under CC 2.0 Higher gas prices equal fewer miles driven. Fewer miles driven equals fewer traffic fatalities. At least, that's the assumption, 'cause it's really impossible to know for sure what is driving the current death rate decline on American roadways. Still, that ...

Congestion pricing for NYC dead for now 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to make mid-town Manhattan the first American urban center to institute congestion pricing has died in a secret vote in a Capitol conference room, the New York Times reports. ABG reported on this proposal when the NY City Council approved it just one week ago. A ...

Portsmouth is first "20mph city" in Britain 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, we reported on so-called eco-towns in the U.K. which have imposed 15 mile per hour speed limits in an effort to reduce pollution. We're pretty sure that their end-goal is to remove vehicles from the roads entirely, not simply forcing them to slow down. It seems that other towns are ...

Lane splitting in California - for or against? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

California residents are likely quite familiar with the act of lane splitting, when a motorcycle passes through the flow of traffic in-between slowly moving cars. Lane splitting is only allowed when lanes are divided by dotted white lines, and traffic has to be moving very slowly or stopped. ...

Brock Yates now writes for TTAC, this time rants on traffic 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Love him or hate him, Brock Yates always has something to say. When he was fired from Car and Driver (seemingly because they could no longer afford his services), there were both tears of joy and of misery. As far as we're concerned, reading Brock's opinions has little bearing on our own, so we ...

How cell phones cause traffic jams 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Cars braking up ahead and full roads were recently pegged by mathematicians at the Universities of Exeter (in England), Bristol and Budapest, as two main causes of traffic jams. Reuters is reporting on research at the University of Utah's Traffic Lab that will add another item to the list: cell ...

Traffic woes in Britain and some possible solutions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Getting stuck in traffic stinks no matter where you live. More cars and more drivers don't mesh very well with stagnant roadway projects, and the problem is just as bad in Britain as it is in the States. In fact, in the last 30 years, traffic has almost doubled in Britain, helping to cause a 52 ...

Cracking the physics of traffic jams 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you sit in a some gridlock this holiday season, you might come to the end of the line of cars and realize, hey, there's nothing there. No accident, no police on the shoulder, just a bunch of cars that aren't getting where they want to go. Over at the Universities of Exeter (in England), Bristol ...

Easing congestion by banning all vehicle traffic from Times Square 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On my list trip to New York for the Auto Show it took an hour and a half to traverse the 15 miles from the Javits Center to Kennedy Airport thanks to the congestion that seems to be an inherent part of life on Manhattan island. Mayor Mike Bloomberg has recently floated the idea of a congestion ...

Low cost Indian cars could be environmental disaster 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With a population now at over 1.1 billion people and a fast growing economy, India has the potential to be a huge growth market for car-makers from traditional markets where growth has been stagnant in recent years. Indian company Tata Motors has announced plans to build a $2,500 car to appeal to ...

Avoid traffic and save fuel - Google Maps now shows you the traffic to avoid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There's nothing worse than sitting in traffic, especially knowing that your vehicle, and all those around you, are contributing to carbon emissions while achieving next to nothing in terms of useful work. The ideal situation of course is to avoid the traffic jams in the first place and most modern ...

Congestion charges to expand beyond London 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Since 2003, London, England has had a congestion charge for drivers who want to go into the central part of the city. Drivers have to £8 per day to drive in the area, in an attempt to discourage cars from coming into Central London, and use public transport instead. AutoExpress is reporting ...

Pick up an Online Hitchhiker with Ridester 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Most of us probably agree with my fellow blogger Sam that traffic in congested areas is bad, and it's not getting any better. Again, we also know that mass transit is indeed one of the best ways to combat the growing problem. However, that is not an option in many cities, where mass transit ...

Traffic congestion going to get a lot worse. Surprised? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you've ever spent any time trying to drive in any big city, you know the meaning of frustration. As I write this I'm sitting in the back seat of a New York city cab trying to get back to La Guardia airport. According to Google Maps the distance from the airport to the Manhattan hotel where I ...

America's congestion conundrum and the true cost of driving 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to the Christian Science Monitor, there are now 134 million commuters hitting American streets during rush hour and we're responding to the traffic problem worse than ever. So says Alan Pisarski, the country's top commuter expert (I not sure how he got that title, but the CSM chooses to ...


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