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How much capacity is too much?
Last summer, I was shocked to receive an email blast from the Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) urging the state to quit spending on highway expansion projects and invest that money instead in public transportation. The rationale for this campaign was PIRG’s finding that vehicle miles travelled (VMT) per lane mile have been flat […]
October 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
U.S. VMTs drop 7 percent in last decade
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States has declined by 7 percent in the last 10 years, with 46 states contributing to the decrease, according to a report from The Hill. The figures come from a study conducted by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), which found that the number of miles driven […]
September 2, 2013
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