The 2011 Urban Mobility Report (UMR), published by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M, studied the effects of traffic congestion on businesses and commuters in the U.S. in 2010. For example, the cost of congestion was more than $100 billion in 2010, which is nearly $750 for every commuter in the U.S. Also, traffic congestion is growing beyond “rush hour,” with about 40 percent of the delay occurring in the mid-day and overnight hours. “Rush hour” now lasts six hours.

Although there is no single solution to the problem, describe three actions businesses can take that will assist in solving this problem.