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133 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. v (1927)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0133 and id is 1 raw text is: FOREWORD A SPEAKER recently applied Mark Twain's time-honored phrase concern- ing the weather-that everyone was talking about it, but no one ever seemed to do anything about it-to traffic congestion. There can be no doubt that people are talking about the traffic problem. Overcrowded thoroughfares and traffic delays are central themes of conversation, for they affect vitally the life and habits of every city dweller. It is not fair to imply, however, that nothing is being done to remedy the situation. On the contrary, some of the nation's best minds have devoted years of time and thought to the matter of traffic con- gestion. Yet every year the problem is becoming increasingly acute. The strain upon our existing transporta- tion facilities is becoming constantly greater. Nearly twenty-two and a half millions of automobiles were reg- istered in the United States during 1926. The registration of the pre- vious year barely reached the twenty million mark. A decade earlier it was less than six millions. Traffic conges- tion in the downtown section of many a metropolis is fast becoming traffic saturation. City traffic is an expensive proposi- tion. It costs many dollars-how many, no one knows-in wasted time, in widened streets. It is beginning to cost small fortunes in double-deck thoroughfares, such as Chicago's famous Wacker Drive, and in arcaded sidewalks. Every year it takes a heavy toll of human life. During 1926 half a million people were injured in automobile accidents, and twenty thousand or more were killed. Such a problem merits serious consideration. This volume is dedicated to the city dwellers of America-to the men and women whose lives are daily affected by traffic congestion. It is written by a group of traffic experts-men whose daily task is to devise ways and means of relieving the congestion. Because the contributors are techni- cians, it is hoped that their proposals will prove of value to students of the question. Because their language is non-technical, it is hoped that their suggestions will be of interest to every- one. Planning for city traffic may not be the most serious of our municipal problems, but certainly it is receiving the most widespread attention. AUSTIN F. MACDONALD. v

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