Traffic Congestion: The Need and Opportunity for Federal Involvement. Statementof Eleanor Chelimsky Assistant Comptroller General Program Evaluation and Methodology Division

摘要

This report contains testimony by the General Accounting Office (GAO) related toits work in the area of traffic congestion and federal approaches for dealinq with it. Based on this work, the report concentrates on those areas where GAO believes federal policy could contribute to improving surface transportation mobility. The report presents five basic points: Traffic congestion is a worsening problem, the federal government has a role in improving mobility, intelligent vehicle and highway systems (IVHS) are promising but need further testing, there are other low-cost approaches that need to be considered, and the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act should contain mobility-enhancing provisions.