Understanding the Problem

Day of Occurrence

How to evacuate?
How to deal with quarantine?
What are the roles of transportation agencies?

Three photos fill the bottom of the slide. From left to right they show a busy New York City intersection with a tractor trailer and other cars crossing left to right, and blocking traffic; a four lane divided highway with all four lanes of fully occupied and traveling in the same direction, it is an evacuation; and ground zero of the World Trade Center, a crane is visible on the left, more equipment is on the right, the center is occupied with rubble and debris, the ruins are still smoking.

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