According to the 2009 Urban Mobility Report, recently published by The Texas Transportation Institute: Travelers spent one hour less stuck in traffic in 2007 than they did the year before and wasted one gallon less gasoline than the year before. The differences are small, but they represent a rare break in near-constant growth in traffic [...]
2009 Urban Mobility Report: Small Change in Traffic Congestion
July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
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June Research Digest available online
July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
The June Research Digest highlights recent publications from the Southwest Region Transportation Center (SWUTC). The issue is available online as a PDF. The Research Digest is a monthly newsletter targeted towards TxDOT staff and researchers. The goal of the Digest is to showcase new publications. The subject of the Digest rotates between these themes: TxDOT [...]
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Conference at a New York university highlights hybrid vehicles
July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
Youtube video “On the Road to Energy Independence” posted by Lehman College in New York. From the Web page: New hybrid trucks and all-electric vehicles took over the campus of Lehman College during the fourth annual Road to Energy Independence conference. The meeting was organized by the CUNY Center for Sustainable Energy and attracted about [...]
