MAYBE WE CAN BUILD OUR WAY OUT : RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS

This paper first summarizes major transportation problems in the U.S. It then introduces an infrastructure development plan that incorporates pricing strategies, intelligent vehicle and highway systems (IVHS), and electric vehicle technologies. Known as PIE (pricing, IVHS, and electric vehicles), this plan is just one way in which some of the many promising solutions can be combined to address current transportation dilemmas. It is shown why PIE could be more effective than stand-alone-solutions, and why multi-faceted solutions like PIE should be further analyzed.