In large urban areas, congestion has become one of the most important problems facing commuters and economic growth. Governments have to be aware of the magnitude of the cost of congestion in their territories as it affects economic prosperity and the welfare of the population. Congestion cost should be one of the important performance measures in large urban areas as systems of infrastructure, land-uses and economic activities. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA), in southern Ontario, Canada, is defined as the City of Toronto and the Regional municipalities surrounding it (Durham, York, Peel, Halton and Hamilton). The objective of this paper is to study congestion in the (GTA) and estimate its cost. The approach developed in this study is based on a combination of field measurements and mathematical modelling. The developed procedure should be of help to many other cities that need to implement a similar exercise. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E216511.
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