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It's only going to get worse

Vehicle traffic on our streets and freeways is only going to get worse. Below are some alternates to internal combustion cars - some we are doing well at, others we should consider for expanding or implementing. We should also assume there is some innovative transit idea that will come about that we haven't even seen yet.

Bikes: dedicated bike lane: Copenhagen

Walk

Autonomous vehicles

Water taxis

Streetcar

Lightrail

Sitting in hours in traffic - a quality of life issue

Telecommuting

Meetings in neighborhood coffee shops

Congestion Pricing - Singapore

Amtrak - more reliable, more frequent

Amtrak - more reliable, more frequent

High Speed Rail - reduce car trips to Seattle and Eugene