Traffic In Downtown Austin, Texas: A Case Study

The city of East Wallingford, a rapidly growing community of 45,000 people has been plagued by chronic traffic congestion which brings average trip times during peak hours far below State standards for the community of this size. The officials of the city are seeking to solve this problem and have asked for assistance from the Community Transportation Planning Division of the State Department of Transportation.

Trains are everywhere in our society, we have jokes, toys, movies, and children’s television shows, but did you know rail transport started in 6th century Greece? The city of San Antonio, Texas is a fast-growing metropolitan city that has a very tremendous amount of people. It has been estimated that the city will grow by another million people in the next ten to twenty years. San Antonio’s traffic is becoming a huge issue and is quickly approaching to be one of the most congested areas in the states. The public transport in San Antonio consists of a very complex bus system, taxicabs, Trolley’s downtown, and the growing market of ridesharing drivers. San Antonio has had many talks and negotiations throughout the last two decades on getting a Light Rail system constructed to help with public transportation. This proposal is for specific businesses, the city of San Antonio and Bexar County to come to a funding agreement.

Improving transit will reduce commute time and amount of cars on the road. Toronto is ranked 47th worst traffic in the world. This means that Toronto has a real traffic problem. We must improve the system. This means, having better bus routes and more buses, more subway lines. Toronto currently has only 4 subway lines. This is nothing compared to New York with 34 lines. If our transit

The City of Los Angeles is notorious for its space congestion: in most neighborhoods, simply finding an open parking spot is considered a luxury. To make matters worse, California vehicle code section 22500 (f) exacerbates Los Angeles congestion as it precludes vehicles from extending over any portion of a sidewalk or onto a street. This paper will draw attention to the fact that 22500 requires amendment, doing so would both reduce space congestion and ease vehicle accessibility.

The traffic problem in Atlanta drains both time and money for thousands. It has been shown that Atlanta drivers spend on average 51 unnecessary hours behind the wheel each year (WSB Radio, 2013). That’s more than two 24 hour days spent sitting in traffic. During all this time spent, Atlantans end up spending upwards of $1000 per year on gas and collectively use 63,000,000 gallons of gas each year while sitting in traffic (WSB Radio, 2013). Traffic in Atlanta has been a huge waste of time and money for Atlantans for years and something needs to be done to alleviate the

There is no easy way to get around in the greater Houston area; if you’re not willing to drive 20 minutes or more (plus traffic, which is horrific) on any given day you may never leave home. The city and surrounding area (from Montgomery to Galveston and Brazoria counties) are built with automobiles at the center of their design strategy, this makes driving almost an absolute necessity. An automobile centered community design such as that of the greater Houston area promotes a phenomenon called urban sprawl, the effects of which can be detrimental to the environment as well as the health of a community.

     Perry’s answer is to shift the traffic away from metropolitan areas. If truck drivers can bypass San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas, the time to their destination would probably save them an entire day in travel. Freight rail services could veer away from San Antonio’s railroad yard, an institution bustling with activity in the wee hours of the morning. Also, commuter rail can solve environmental problems and help families keep in touch anywhere in the state without the over-burdening costs of driving (Perry).

Small businesses make up the bulk of Downtown Brockville and office space for rent in the area provides amply opportunities for other small businesses to set up shop and grow with the rest of the community. Situated on the bank of the St. Lawrence River, Downtown Brockville not only provides great shopping, but also beautiful views and rich history. Combined with the supportive community, Downtown Brockville's many rental options are perfect for nurturing your business.

Amarillo is the biggest city around the panhandle around us there are small counties that will benefit greatly of services provided in the city. Many of the clients cannot afford or have the ability to travel to get the services need it, social workers need to understand the importance of traveling and meeting with clients. It also creates difficulties when communicating with agencies with in town in order to get accurate information.

Phoenix is large city in the United States and it is also the biggest city in Arizona. There are lots of who people live, work and study here. Therefore, there are always traffic jams in the rush hours which are morning and afternoon. If the government could improve the public transportation, for example, by adding more buses, there would be fewer people driving cars. According to Tribune (2009) Arizona lobbyists criticize claims that spending more money to improve public transportation is important, not only for creating more jobs, but also for help for reduce traffic, air pollution, and our dependence on oil. This shows that the public transportation here should be improved. Improving public transportation will also be beneficial for citizens in Arizona. It is because there will be fewer traffic jams then people will be taking buses instead of

Rochester was the first of the inland boom cities created by commercialization of agriculture and the opening of new transportation routes after 1815 its economic expansion was inevitable. Being located at the intersection of the Erie Canal and the Genesee River allowed the town to use the natural water resources to operate the water-powered mills. This made flour the town’s main export reaching a peak of over 200,000 barrels of flour by 1828. While the Genesee River was helping with the boom in flour production the opening of the Erie Canal resulted in a growth of over 11,000 new resident between the years 1820 and 1834. This rapid expansion stemmed from the erosion of the belief that, “[M]en could

Traffic flow will be greatly increased during commuting hours especially. Going from two to three lanes is a 50% increase. This combined with the other promoted alternative forms of transportation such as buses, bicycling, and walking will all help to reduce congestion and extend the lifespan of the current transportation infrastructure.

This has led to loss of fuel, energy and time when vehicles, especially trucks, wait for their chance to clear the intersection. This is because drivers have to keep their vehicle engines on unnecessarily at the intersection. In addition, this challenge has led to increased travel costs due to reduced accessibility of vehicles to their destinations in time. The vehicular delays are even high during peak hours in this intersection. Therefore, future evaluation of the intersection should consider congestion and mobility as the most important design challenge. However, in the evaluation of congestion-reducing design strategies, civil engineers should adopt sustainable mechanisms. For example, design mechanisms that increase diversity in the transport system such as transit improvement will increase sustainability. On the other hand, those designs that increase the population of traffic such as expansion of the intersection may reduce sustainability.

“Strength and growth come from continuous effort and struggle” Said by Napoleon Hill. As a former resident of Austin, Texas, I have apprehended many factors that have contributed to the successful growth and development. In one such case that caused one of the deadliest college campus killings.

Public transportation can help reduce stress caused by driving, save money, and also protect our environment by reducing the number of vehicles on the road. In order to get more people off the road and into the public transportation system we must increase the number of buses and taxis that are available. We must also increase the number of stops available for daily bus routes. With more stops on the map more people are likely to use the bus system. Each city or town will be able to decide where more bus stops are needed and make the adjustments necessary to provide better service for the taxpaying citizens. Of course, none of this is possible without adequate funds in each town/city and the gas tax is guaranteed to provide those funds. Providing more public transportation will help us reach our ultimate goal of protecting the environment and ourselves.