Posts by Jeff Nachtigal
Unlocking Gridlock
Red brake lights flare as Interstate 880′s evening rush-hour traffic slows. Grimacing as she hits the brakes, high school teacher Sara Leslie, like the thousands ahead of her and the thousands behind, exemplifies the dilemma of how we move from one place to another. Why does Leslie, with a 30-mile round-trip commute, slog through Bay Area traffic every day instead of using public transit?
