31.   Ms. Bauer said that the Port Authority should consider other, cheaper ways to reduce congestion including higher tolls during rush hour and moving more freight on barges.

32.   Raising prices at peak hours would put pressure on airlines to reduce congestion.

33.   So investing resources to reduce traffic congestion could permanently raise happiness.

34.   Some lawmakers such as Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., a member of the subcommittee, think such measures are preferable to widening roads to reduce congestion.

35.   So the pitch to the general populace was usually smoother-flowing traffic, although some researchers doubt that rail reduces congestion very much.

36.   Some of the major airlines have reorganized their schedules at their busiest hub airports to reduce peak congestion and added more spare planes.

37.   Such a system will help cities reduce congestion on their rapid-transit lines.

38.   That is because, according to one paper presented at the meeting, a new road or new miles of lanes reduce congestion.

39.   That would reduce traffic congestion and make the area more friendly to bicyclists and pedestrians, Chastain said.

40.   The actions reduced congestion, but only temporarily.