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We are moving toward 2 billion cars on the planet, but the gap between what is known about congestion management among transport economists, urbanologists and traffic managers vs what is understood and accepted by politicians, journalists and drivers keeps a solution at bay. Not only the planet, but even the utility of the automobile is now threatened by political inaction.

2011/02/03

Congestion Pricing movies

Is congestion pricing fair?
How do you price a road?
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Bern Grush is the Principle of Bern Grush Associates, a Toronto Transportation Consultancy. He founded Skymeter Corp in 2002 and was its Chief Scientist until 2010.

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Bern Grush
Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Geographic Information Systems, spatial systems, pattern recognition, imaging. Founded 4 firms: GIS SW publisher; DocMan SW publisher; SI for financial B/Os & www.skymetercorp.com
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