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Cost of congestion: The growing problem of advanced economies

The continued economic growth and urbanization trends represent a growing challenge for the transportation system of cities. INRIX, the global Traffic Information company, finds in its research that these trends will lead to a significant increase in demand for a road travel time in advanced economies in the near future. As a result, the congestion associated costs are also expected to grow considerably (~50% from 2013 level) onto 2030, the research concludes. Both urban population and GDP per capita growth are to be the main drivers behind persistent traffic problems.

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