Articles tagged “traffic”

Travel Technology

An Artificial Intelligence Remedy to Ease Traffic Jam Madness This Summer

Travel reports are revealing that people are going to be spending more time on the road this year than during any other pandemic year. One company is introducing a new technology to make sure people are actually spending that time in transit, not at a traffic light.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

An Artificial Intelligence Remedy to Ease Traffic Jam Madness This Summer

Ground Transport

The Worst Cities for Commuting, Broken Down by Traffic Delays

As the millennial population joins the workforce, alternative transportation include bikes, carpools and public transit become more widely used -- and with good reason.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

The Worst Cities for Commuting, Broken Down by Traffic Delays

Ground Transport

The Productive Way to Complain About Traffic This Holiday Weekend

Using apps to crowdsource congressional complaints is a clever idea, especially when frustrated and bored travelers are your target user. The challenge will be raising awareness of the app and the cause in order to build enough volume.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

The Productive Way to Complain About Traffic This Holiday Weekend

Airlines

US Airways traffic rises much faster than its revenue in run up to merger

Few people are focusing on US Airways' traffic numbers. The merger with American, the antitrust probes, and whether the combined airlines will be forced to divest some slots at Washington are the hot-button issues.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

US Airways traffic rises much faster than its revenue in run up to merger

Airlines

Atlanta’s airport is still the world’s busiest as 2012 traffic sets a new record

Despite it's massive size and traffic, Atlanta still manages to move passengers through with minimal fuss and a fraction of the hassles you find at New York-JFK, Chicago-O'Hare, or LAX.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Atlanta’s airport is still the world’s busiest as 2012 traffic sets a new record

Ground Transport

St. Petersburg, Florida gets high-tech to fix its chronic traffic problem

Message boards and monitoring systems might help reduce collisions and make drivers more aware, but the only way to really fix a traffic problem is to increase infrastructure for public transportation.

The Tampa Tribune | 11 years ago

St. Petersburg, Florida gets high-tech to fix its chronic traffic problem

Ground Transport

Canadian city tracks drivers’ Bluetooth headsets to predict traffic jams

It’s impressive to see a city taking the time and money to offer innovative tech solutions to everyday travel problems as many of the currently available options are crowdsourced or privately built apps.

Skift | 11 years ago

Canadian city tracks drivers’ Bluetooth headsets to predict traffic jams

Airlines

Passenger traffic ticked up in September because of China, Latin America and the Middle East

Not sure whether North America or Europe is worse off in this report: Would you choose "profitless growth" over "no growth" or vice versa?

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Kenya’s tech community collaborates to put an end to Nairobi’s traffic

You can crowdsource all the data you want, but it will take an engaged and compliant population to buy in to the system to produce any kind of change.

Clar Ni, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Kenya’s tech community collaborates to put an end to Nairobi’s traffic

Uncategorized

Majority of New Yorkers think bike lanes are a good idea — even if they don’t use them

Although New Yorkers appreciate Mayor Bloomberg's effort to change the image of city streets through bike lanes and shares, most residents stick to yellow cabs or subways to navigate the crowded streets.

Skift | 12 years ago