Although traffic congestion rates have been increasing over the last few years, there is a proposed solution that can shorten commutes by ensuring the roads are in continuous flow. How does the implementation of such a solution work and what is the reasoning behind it?
A few months ago, students at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Tom Madison, former Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA). He was reportedly ousted for some combination of failure to ensure snowplowed highways and “inconsistent” accounting practices within the semi-autonomous agency…. Read more »