ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Study that Claims Traffic is Getting Worse in Many U.S. Cities.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: An annual study, conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is the largest transportation research agency in the United States. Created in 1950, primarily in response to the needs of the Texas Highway Department (now the Texas Department of Transportation), TTI has since broadened its focus to , claims the average rush-hour driver sat in traffic for 51 hours in 2001, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by MSNBC.com. Researchers analyzed 75 U.S. cities and found the delay cost $69.5 billion in wasted time and gas. While Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. had the longest traffic delay at 90 hours for time spent in traffic per year, cities such as San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. and Fresno, Calif. noticed a decrease in gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . Experts suggested that more roads be constructed to alleviate traffic. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Eric Keen, president of HDR (1) (High Data Rate) A wireless data technology from QUALCOMM that provides up to a 2.4 Mbps data rate in a standard 1.25MHz CDMA voice channel. HDR can be used to enhance data capabilities in existing cdmaOne networks or in stand-alone data networks. Construction Control Corporation, has more than 20 years of experience in transportation engineering and planning, and has led more than 30 major projects throughout the United States. His project background includes preparation of environmental documents; design of highways, ports, intermodal facilities, bridges, and airports; management of multi-discipline projects; and direction of major construction engineering assignments. PR Contact: Trisha Newell 402-399-1474 trisha.newell@hdrinc.com 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 share his expertise regarding intelligent transportation systems, highway engineering and institutional studies. 817-272-2859 Robert K. Seyfried, of Northwestern University, The Traffic Institute, is an expert regarding traffic engineering, geometric design of highways and traffic signal design and operation. 847-491-5040 847-491-3741 (University PR Phone) 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/. |
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