The 2003 Urban Mobility Report

US Transportation Collection2003PDFResearch PaperSchrank, DavidLomax, TimTexas Transportation InstituteUnited StatesUrban highwaysTraffic congestionTraffic flowTravel timeUrban areasTrend (Statistics)The Annual Report of the Urban Mobility Study provides some information about congestion and mobility issues in ways that everyone can understand. The Annual Urban Mobility Report uses statistics from generally available data sources and provides information about mobility trends at the urban area level of detail. The report includes information about how traffic congestion has changed over the last 20 years, as well as some relatively uncomplicated explanations about ways to improve mobility. The 2003 Annual Report includes an estimate of the effects of several common solutions to congestion problems. The study method has always included an estimate of the beneficial effects of additional road lanes and some estimate of the effect of demand management and demand reduction programs. This report contains two sections, the main body of the report contained in this record and Volume 2: Five Congestion Reduction Strategies and Their Effects on Mobility at http://tti.tamu.edu/product/catalog/reports/mobility_report_2003_vol2.pdf.133