Latest Traffic congestion Stories
TROY, Mich., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- vRide, the nation's largest corporate vanpooling service, challenged American commuters today to take one million cars off the road each day by the end of 2013. vRide is targeting single occupant vehicles (S.O.V.) and turning the spotlight on these drivers with its "Don't be an S.O.V." campaign which aims to move the nation forward with sustainable and efficient commuter options. The "Don't be an S.O.V." campaign highlights the stress...
Enhanced solutions will further improve mobility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traffic congestion. (PRWEB) May 30, 2012 Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that it will provide continuous engineering and IT services to upgrade and enhance Pinellas County’s Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in North America. Telvent has worked with Pinellas...
Results from pilot project show increase in active travel, decrease in traffic congestion around schools PETERBOROUGH, ON, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - New data from Canada Walks shows that a whopping 41 per cent of children were driven to school before a School Travel Planning project took aim to reduce that number by increasing the rate of walking and cycling for the school journey. After School Travel Planning projects began to improve street infrastructure, increase awareness of...
KIRKLAND, Wash., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX, a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, introduces a new app for the iPhone and iPad that helps drivers take control of their commute and avoid traffic. With drivers spending up to 60 hours last year idling on America's Worst Roads(1), INRIX Traffic helps cut the cost of gridlock with the following time-saving features: Your Fastest Routes to Home & Work: Drivers can easily decide...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of IBM (NYSE: IBM) top experts assigned to Nairobi today provided a cohesive framework and roadmap to the city to improve the flow of road traffic and increase revenues from the transportation sector. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) The recommendations complement Nairobi's considerable ongoing investment in underlying roadway infrastructure. They include making traffic information more readily...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beat the Traffic®, a leading provider of real-time traffic information for broadcast media and mobile devices, today released Beat the Traffic 2.0 for iOS mobile platforms, featuring a complete redesign, greater traffic coverage than before and the ability for users to save favorite routes and receive instant, personalized traffic updates. As a reward for being loyal customers, the new version of the popular mobile traffic app...
AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Industry, Inc. (NYSE: SI) and Streetline today announced an advanced parking solution combining smart parking meters, sensors and applications to provide cities with flexible parking options for residents and visitors while reducing traffic congestion in downtown areas. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) Limited parking is a problem in most urban areas and results in increased traffic congestion...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beat the Traffic®, a leading provider of real-time traffic information for broadcast media and mobile devices, announced its Beat the Traffic mobile app has reached two million downloads across all multiple platforms. Available free on iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry devices, Beat the Traffic gives drivers instant access to real-time traffic conditions--including accidents, congestion and road repair delays--so they can...
Head of Ford Motor Company, Bill Ford Jr., has been thinking of the future and doesn’t like what he sees. Increasing traffic congestion and the proliferation of vehicles in developing countries will only lead to slower roads and tons of wasted fuel and resources. Ford, looking at the technologies available, sees room for improvement in what it means to drive on public roads and thinks over the next decade, there’ll be fleets of autopilot cars cruising the highways around the world,...
FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith, Air Force General John Handy (Ret.) focus on the need to reduce oil dependence and traffic congestion through effective transportation policy WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Securing America's Future Energy's (SAFE) Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC) discussed a new report released today, Congestion in America: A Growing Challenge to U.S. Energy Security, which emphasizes the crucial interaction between...
