Multimodal Case Study Index

As the traffic demand in metropolitan areas continues to increase, it has become clear that the big cities cannot build their way out of congestion. There is a need among the transportation agencies to better manage the existing infrastructure and optimize the utilization of available services – in big cities and smaller regions.

The planning and design for transportation systems are shifting their focus from private cars, which are, in many cases, single occupancy, toward high occupancy vehicles, typically public transit, as well as active transportation modes, such as walking and biking.