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[Ecenbarger at aol.com]

READER'S DIGEST ARTICLE ON TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN ASIAN  CITIES:
 
We are considering an article that answers this very basic  question: “What 
(if anything) can be done to improve the problem of traffic  congenstion?”
 
 Please keep in mind that Reader’s Digest is aimed at  people of average 
intelligence who have no special knowledge of traffic science,  etc. 
 
 Among the possible remedies I have read about are more  public transport, 
HOV lanes, higher fuel prices, toll roads, a “congestion tax”  like London’s, 
and strict limits on parking.
 
 Each remedy seems to have a problem (e. g., public  transport’s is 
construction  cost). Can any of these work? Will a  combination of them work? Are there 
any new, innovative ideas? Are there any  success stories?
 
 Or, perhaps, the article should say that there is no  realistic, possible 
solution, so sit in your cars and bear it.
 
    Please be reassured that we are not  looking for simple answers. What we 
hope to achieve is a simple explanation of a  complex problem and its 
solutions.
 
 I will appreciate any help and insight on  this.
 
Sincerely,
 

William Ecenbarger
Reader's Digest
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