The end of traffic and the last man

The End of Traffic and the Future of Access: A Roadmap to the New Transport Landscape. By David M. Levinson and Kevin J. Krizek.
The End of Traffic and the Future of Access: A Roadmap to the New Transport Landscape. By David M. Levinson and Kevin J. Krizek.

On Talking Points Memo The Last Traffic Jam … as has been widely reported, total traffic has been decreasing (presumably related to the rise of gas prices and the onset of economic slowdown or recession). The article also includes a nice excerpt from Time c. 1947.
If the trend continues (-4.3% traffic growth per year), we may soon be out of a job.