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24.9 Conclusions
This topic has presented a comprehensive user-oriented account of traf
c conges-
tion. Its various chapters describe the characteristics, causes, consequences, and
workable strategies to relieve both recurring and non-recurring congestion.
Long-term projections of traf
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many known, some unknown. Key unknown factors that have a bearing on future
travel demand growth include the price of travel relative to disposable incomes,
land use control, and the effect of information and communication technology on
locational decisions of households and jobs.
However, effective congestion management strategies in the years ahead will
require transportation agencies to apply coordinated, coherent, consistent, and
continuing actions that adapt the transportation system to emerging new technol-
ogies and land development patterns. They will require land use regulations and
selective pricing policies that can keep travel demands at manageable levels.
Effective coordination of land development and transportation facility development
will be essential especially where urban areas expand. In these areas, land use and
network design elements should encourage non-motorized and public transportation
use wherever practical.
c congestion are conditioned by many factors
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