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Working Paper
Oct 2, 2017
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Benjamin Leard, Kevin Roth |
57 pp.
Warmer, wetter weather may lead to an increase in traffic injuries and fatalities unless interventions are put in place to adapt to these changing conditions.
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Resources Article
Sep 28, 2017
How much are people willing to pay for self-driving cars? RFF’s Benjamin Leard discusses his work on consumer demand for autonomous vehicles and the potential implications for society of wider adoption of these new technologies.
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Resources Article
Sep 28, 2017
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Joshua Linn, Virginia McConnell
If carefully designed, state policies can complement federal measures to help achieve a cleaner vehicle fleet and more efficient transportation system.
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Journal Article
Jun 9, 2017
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Timothy L. Hamilton, Casey J. Wichman |
pp. 72-93
Urban bike sharing is gaining popularity for its purported health, environmental, and traffic congestion benefits. Evidence from Washington, DC, one of the most congested US cities, suggests that the Capital Bikeshare program reduces traffic congestion.
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Resources Article
Apr 4, 2017
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Stephen W. Salant, Nathan Seegert
To reduce road congestion, Republicans propose delegating the repair, expansion, and construction of roads to private firms, to be financed by private tolls. But motorists would be better off if congestion tolls were instead set by the government.
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Blog Post
Aug 12, 2016
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Casey J. Wichman, Brandon Cunningham
It is no secret that the state of infrastructure in US cities is less than stellar—but what are the economic costs of the small deteriorations that citizens incur each day?
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Working Paper
Aug 12, 2016
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Jacob LaRiviere, Casey J. Wichman, Brandon Cunningham |
40 pp.
Individual municipal water systems are responsible for providing clean water for hundreds of thousands of people, yet aging pipes lead to water main breaks that not only disrupt water service, but also affect traffic—but at what cost?
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Working Paper
May 20, 2016
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Jun Yang, Antung Anthony Liu, Ping Qin, Joshua Linn |
39 pp.
To reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, many cities in developing countries have considered restricting vehicle ownership. Contrary to past research, we find that adding a car has little impact on total distance traveled or time spent traveling.
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Working Paper
Mar 31, 2016
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Jun Yang, Fangwen Lu, Ping Qin |
25 pp.
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Blog Post
Mar 18, 2016
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Shannon Wulf Tregar
Earlier this week, Mexico City issued an air pollution alert due to levels nearly 1.5 times the acceptable limits. Four days later, the alert was still in effect, resulting in an order to remove 1.1 million cars from the capital’s streets. This follows a decision last year to relax driving restrictions in the city, a move that “put an extra 1.4 million cars a day on the streets.”