his gloomy predictions about congestion were proven correct that he successfully published a second edition, Still Stuck in Traffic (2004). Downs's recommendations are starting to see implementation, largely in the form of high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in the medians of crowded American freeways, and through congestion pricing, already implemented in several cities around the world: Singapore (see Area Licensing Scheme and Electronic Road Pricing); London (see London congestion charge); Stockholm (see Stockholm congestion tax); Valletta, Malta; and Milan, Italy. He joined the Brookings Institution, an American thinktank, in 1977. He continued his work on housing policies and traffic issues management at the institute. He was the author or co-author of 24 books and more than 500 articles. His most influential books are An Economic Theory of Democracy (1957) and Inside Bureaucracy (1967); widely translated, both are credited as major influences on the public choice school of political economy. He was a visiting fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California in San Francisco, between 2004 and 2005. Personal life Downs met his first wife, Mary Katherine Watson, at a high-school prom. During this time, he challenged her to a game of chess, which she won. The couple were married in 1956. They had five children. Kay died in 1998 from ovarian cancer. Downs later married his second wife Darian Dreyfuss Olsen. Anthony Downs died of natural causes in Bethesda, Maryland, on October 2, 2021. See also Rational choice theory Rational ignorance Induced demand References External links Simon Fraser University's City Program has a podcast of a presentation by him called, Shaping the Region’s Future: Connecting Land Use and Transportation. 1930 births 2021 deaths People from Evanston, Illinois Economists from Illinois Carleton College alumni Stanford University alumni Public choice theory RAND Corporation people Brookings Institution people Member of the Mont Pelerin Society