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Congestion Quotes

On packed roads, packed cities, and what to do about it.

These quotes come largely from policy debates: funding to ease urban congestion while keeping rural areas connected, and warnings that densifying a city only pushes congestion into vertical sprawl. One ties it to best-practice geography for building sustainable places.

I know I've got to pay some tax, but I hate the fact that they collect millions of pounds a day from the congestion charge and I don't see anything or anyone benefitting from it. Where are the new hospitals?

Quotes by Ray Winstone

When you think of driverless cars, there's a huge potential for these cars to save lives by preventing accidents and by reducing congestion on highways.

Quotes by Oren Etzioni

In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for...

Quotes by Lucy Powell

The more you densify a city, the more congestion will increase, however technology changes... cities so packed that they will no longer function... vertical sprawl.

Quotes by Leon Krier

Accidents Quotes

We must do all we can to reduce congestion in our urban areas and increase access and mobility in our rural areas, and this extra funding will help us get there.

Quotes by John Warner

Our world is evolving without consideration, and the result is a loss of biodiversity, energy issues, congestion in cities. But geography, if used correctly, can be used to redesign sustainable and more livable cities.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that...

Quotes by Ginni Rometty

What I find is really interesting is the Ear-Nose-Throat doctor thing, which I know would take a lot of work and education, but it's something that really interests me, because it's something that helps people who've had the same problems...

Quotes by David Archuleta

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

Quotes by Corrine Brown

Addiction Quotes

As people talk, text and browse, telecommunication networks are capturing urban flows in real time and crystallizing them as Google's traffic congestion maps.

Quotes by Carlo Ratti

Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.

Quotes by Bill Lipinski

Everybody knows that L.A. is known for its addiction to the single-passenger automobile, the gridlock, the congestion on the freeways.

Quotes by Antonio Villaraigosa

People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund.

Quotes by Anthony Foxx

Frequently Asked Questions

What are congestion quotes about?
These quotes come mostly from urban planning and policy debates — funding to ease road congestion, warnings about vertical sprawl, and the environmental cost of packed cities.
Why do people search for congestion quotes?
People look for these quotes when discussing traffic, city growth, or infrastructure policy, since congestion is a common talking point in local and national politics.
Is there a quote about funding to reduce congestion?
Yes, one quote describes extra funding meant to reduce urban congestion while also improving access and mobility in rural areas.
Do any of these quotes discuss the downside of dense cities?
Yes, one warns that packing a city tighter only makes traffic worse, eventually pushing growth upward into vertical sprawl as places become too crowded to function well.
Is there a quote linking congestion to biodiversity or the environment?
Yes, one connects congestion in cities to a wider loss of biodiversity and energy issues, arguing that thoughtful geography can help redesign more sustainable places.

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