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This book has focused on metropolitan traffic congestion in the US and Canada. Its various chapters have described and analyzed the nature, causes, and consequences of traffic congestion in cities and suburbs, and they have set forth the various strategies and actions that can be taken to provide congestion relief. This concluding chapter summarizes the key findings, gives guidelines for congestion management and illustrates possible applications of congestion relief strategies in different settings.
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Falcocchio, J.C., Levinson, H.S. (2015). Recap and Concluding Observations. In: Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide. Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6_24
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