(i) First, there is a computational assessment of a digitized road network model of the real-world congestion hot spot to determine the 'cap' of the system in terms of vehicle volumes at which traffic efficiency deteriorates and the environmental externalities take off exponentially.
Yet are these sorts of descriptions guilty of relegating Mumbai to a dystopian world of congestion, informality and lack of development?
TomTom's annual index rated the city the worst in the world for congestion in 2012 and 2013, and ranked it fourth last year, behind Istanbul, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
But as we finally sailed over the state line into our more familiar world of congestion, potholes and lane closings, it occurred to us that there was a flaw in this scheme for the West Virginia economy, and it was this: we had traversed the state so easily that we had had no need of a Robert C. Byrd rest stop or a break for a Robert C. Byrd burger and Coke.
He has finally secured agreement on Crossrail, and has introduced a world-leading congestion charge which has cross-subsidised public transport as well as creating more space for buses, cyclists and pedestrians in central London.
The 20th and final place in last season's Champions Cups was decided by a play-off, won by Bordeaux last year after an arcane three-team affair also involving Gloucester and Connacht, but to avoid post-World Cup fixture congestion the 20th place will simply go to the winner of the Challenge Cup this year.
During U.S. involvement in World War I (1917 18) congestion at East Coast ports was so great that it was necessary for the government to take over operations of the railroads for the duration of the country's involvement in war.
Alas, Mobile World Congress' trademark network congestion is already rearing its head here, so we weren't able to actually see any video streaming goodness.
Uber also notes that the company's "friends at Google" will be joining the beta as early adopters, as they "share [Uber's] vision of a more energy-efficient world with less traffic congestion and pollution in our cities and are excited to be early adopters of UberPool".
There are real-world implications of using "congestion pricing" or "peak hour pricing" to solve air travel delays.
