I-US Travel Association ikhiphe uchungechunge lwamamephu achaza ngezinkinga zesiminyaminya sezwe ngokuhlangana neHouse Highways kanye neTransit Subcommittee ngoLwesithathu, enesihloko esithi "Aligning Federal Surface Transportation Policy to Meet 21st Century Needs."
Eyaziwa ngokuthi “ama-cartograms,” amamephu asebenzisa idatha ye-INRIX "Roadway Analytics - Speed Archive" ukukhombisa ukuthi isiminyaminya sinomthelela kanjani ezikhathini zokuhamba phakathi kwamadolobha amakhulu ase-US-okunikeza abenzi bomgomo umbono wokuthi ukungatshalwa kwemali okungatheni ezingqalasizinda kunciphisa ukuhamba kwezimoto futhi kubambezela nomnotho waseMelika.
"Ukuxhumana kuwuphawu lomnotho wekhulu lama-21, njengoba ubuchwepheshe bengeza ijubane esithola ngalo ulwazi, ukuxhumana nabantu, nokuvikela izimpahla nezinsizakalo," kusho iSekela Likamongameli Ophakeme Wobudlelwano Bikahulumeni wase-US uTori Barnes. “Kodwa ukuncipha kwengqalasizinda yaseMelika kunomphumela ophambene ngokushayela amakhaya ethu, amabhizinisi, amadolobha nezwe kude kakhulu.
"Lokhu kunemiphumela yangempela kuzo zonke izici zempilo yaseMelika - umnotho wethu, ubudlelwano bethu, amandla ethu okuncintisana emnothweni womhlaba wonke."
Ama-cartograms akhombisa umehluko ezikhathini ezijwayelekile zokuhamba phakathi kwezindawo ezibalulekile phakathi namahora angekho ngaphezulu kanye namahora aphezulu. Isibonelo, yini okufanele ibe ibanga elingamamayela angama-225, amahora amathathu no-18 wemizuzu ukusuka eWashington, DC uye eNew York ukusuka ebangeni eliyimizuzu emine no-54 ngemoto phakathi nehora lokugijimisana — okwenza uhambo luzwakale kakhulu njengohambo lwamamayela angama-333 ukusuka eDC kuya eHartford, CT.
Imizila evezwe kuma-cartograms:
· IWashington, DC iya eNew York, NY
I-Portland, OR kuya eSeattle, WA
· Los Angeles, CA kuya eSan Francisco, CA
· San Antonio, TX kuya eHouston, TX
Ama-cartograms akhishwe ngokuhlanganyela nokulalelwa kweNdlu angowokuqala ocwaningweni lwengqalasizinda oluphelele oluzokhishwa ngasekupheleni konyaka. Ucwaningo luhambisana nenkundla yenqubomgomo yengqalasizinda yase-US Travel, equkethe imigomo yayo:
* Ukukhulisa ukutshalwa kwezimali okusimeme kwingqalasizinda ngezimali zomsebenzisi, kufaka phakathi ukukhuphula imali kwiPasenger Facility Charge;
· Ukugunyaza ama-Projects oHlelo Lukazwelonke Lokubaluleka Kwezifunda; futhi
· Ukusungula uHambo Lokuhamba Ngokuhamba, olufana nohlelo Lukazwelonke Lwezithuthi Zomgwaqo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Isibonelo, kufanele kube yini uhambo lwamakhilomitha angu-225, amahora amathathu nemizuzu engu-18 ukusuka e-Washington, DC ukuya eNew York olufinyelela ohambweni lwamahora amane nemizuzu engu-54 phakathi nehora lokugijima—okwenza uhambo luzizwe kangcono. njengohambo lwamamayela angu-333 ukusuka e-DC ukuya eHartford, CT.
- I-Travel Association ikhiphe uchungechunge lwamamephu achaza izinkinga zezwe zokuminyana komhlaba ngokuhlanganyela nokulalelwa kwe-House Highways kanye ne-Transit Subcommittee yangoLwesithathu, enesihloko esithi “Aligning Federal Surface Transportation Policy ukuze Ihlangabezane Nezidingo Zekhulu Lama-21.
- “Ukuxhumana kuwuphawu lomnotho wekhulu lama-21, njengoba ubuchwepheshe bukhulisa isivinini esifinyelela ngaso ulwazi, ukuxhumana nabantu, nokuvikela izimpahla namasevisi,”.
