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STUDY * USA - Commuters Key to Freight Congestion
Shifting passengers to rail would reduce congestion for freight as well
USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by R.G. Edmonson -Jun 11, 2009: -- The solution to freight corridor congestion may be through reducing commuter congestion, according to a new RAND Corporation study... Richard Hillebrand, principal researcher for RAND’s Supply Chain Policy Center, earlier this week said that separating or reducing the number of commuters in urban areas, by shifting passengers from highway to rail, or separate highway lanes for passengers and trucks, would reduce congestion for both... RAND’s soon-to-be-published study, “Modernizing the U.S. Freight Transportation System for Future Economic Growth,” examines strategies to reduce congestion, reduce energy consumption and improve the environment, reduce system vulnerability to disruption by natural disasters or human interference, and provide adequate funding to support freight infrastructure... Hillebrand said highways also could have dedicated freight lanes. “An extra truck lane allows you to change the rules. Right now trucks are limited by size and weight. By putting in the truck lane, you can change the rules in that lane.”... (Photo from austincontrarian: Austin's highways congestion)Labels: studies
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