ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Report on Congested Interstate Highways.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 TOPIC: A report from The Road Information Program (TRIP) states travel on the nation's interstate highways increased by 37% from 1991 to 2001, according to an article by USATODAY.com. Although traffic has grown, additional highway miles have only increased by 5% during that decade. Due to the traffic congestion, experts say Congress needs to authorize funding of $31 billion to $40 billion annually just to maintain the interstate highway system as it is currently, the article says. The TRIP report also predicts that traffic on the interstate system will increase by 42% over the next 20 years. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: David Rizzo, better known as Dr. Roadmap (registered trademark) is an author, public speaker, and subject expert in the fields of freeway traffic, commuting, alternate routes, ridesharing ride·shar·ing n. The act or an instance of sharing motor vehicle transportation with another or others, especially among commuters. ride , freeway, and route choice behavior. He has been interviewed as a subject expert in over 50 newspapers, two dozen magazines, three dozen radio shows and one dozen television programs. He is a weekly commuter columnist for the Inland Valley California's Inland Valley is a region that inlcudes parts of San Bernadino, and Riverside counties. As the name implies, the Inland Valley is situated on the inland side of the Santa Ana Mountains in southern California. There are few geographic boundaries to define the area. Daily Bulletin, Ontario, Calif. as well as for the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune, Pasadena Star-News The Pasadena Star-News is the local daily newspaper for Pasadena, California. The Star-News is a member of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. External links
Robert K. Seyfried, of Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , The Traffic Institute, is an expert regarding traffic engineering, roadway design and geometric design of highways and intersections. 847-491-5040; 847-491-3741 (University PR Phone) Ray Helmer, of Helmer Engineering, can share his expertise on topics involving transportation and traffic engineering. 713-777-7611 Professor Stephen Mattingly, of the University of Texas at Arlington For other system schools, see University of Texas System. History Established in 1895 as Arlington College, it was renamed Carlisle Military Academy (1902), Arlington Training School (1913), and Arlington Military Academy (1916). , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, can provide insight into transportation systems, highway and traffic engineering and transportation engineering planning or policy. 817-272-2859 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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