A Mobility Decision Support System at Fort Carson Army Base

Ever since the dawn of the Auto age, traffic jams have been present wherever large numbers of drivers exist. It is one phenomenon where, though widely experienced by nearly everyone at some point in time, is far less commonly understood in terms of its causes and potential mitigations. Without certain policy measures such as dynamic highway tolling, road network utilization becomes a classic “tragedy of the commons” situation, where unfettered open access to a shared resource result in systemic collapse and disutility for all who use it. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the usual travel and commute patterns found throughout the United States, especially for those those who have the option to work from home, the truth is that congestion will only shift to different locations and hours throughout the day. And even so, there are other workers who are required to work on site and still face congestion day to day. Novel ways of predicting and alerting drivers of traffic conditions ahead of time, especially for known major traffic generators such as large employers, will help both regular commuters make informed decisions on when and where to travel, and also the greater public.

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