Alan C. Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Urban areas where commuters endure the most extra hours Traffic congestion nationally reached a new peak last year and is greater than ever before, according to a report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and INRIX Inc. Their analysis is based on federal data on the number of cars on the road and on traffic speed data collected by INRIX on 1.3 million miles of urban streets and highways.The following are urban areas ranked by the average annual extra hours commuters spend in their cars due to delay, together with the cost in lost time and fuel.1. Washington, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland, 82 hours, $1,8342. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 80 hours, $1,7113. San Francisco-Oakland, 78 hours, $1,6754. New York-Newark, New Jersey-Connecticut, 74 hours, $1,7395. San Jose, California, 67 hours, $1,4226. Boston-New Hampshire-Rhode Island, 64 hours, $1,3887. Seattle, 63 hours, $1,4918. Chicago-Indiana, 61 hours, $1,4458. Houston, 61 hours, $1,49010. Riverside-San Bernardino, California, 59 hours, $1,31611. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 53 hours, $1,18512. Atlanta, 52 hours,$1,13012. Detroit, 52 hours, $1,18312. Miami, 52 hours, $1,16912. Austin, Texas, 52 hours, $1,15912. Portland, Oregon, 52 hours, $1,27317. Phoenix-Mesa, 51 hours, $1,20118. Honolulu, 50 hours, $1,12519. Bridgeport-Stamford, Connecticut, 49 hours, $1,17419. Denver-Aurora, 49 hours, $1,10119. Oklahoma City, 49 hours, $1,11022. Philadelphia, 48 hours, $1,11223. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 47 hours, $1,26223. Tucson, Arizona, 47 hours, $1,12823. Baltimore, 47 hours, $1,11523. Minneapolis-St. Paul, 47 hours, $1,035
AncapFTW Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I would have thought Atlanta was much worse. Of course, I won't drive anywhere near Atlanta during rush "hour" so I'm not sure how bad it is.
NotDarkYet Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 I live in #12...Austin, TX And yep, 70% of my decision to NOT do fun things is traffic related. I can't wait for the market to produce: 1. Self driving cars 2. High quality hologram type meeting space so you can socialize without leaving your house.
shirgall Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Seattle area traffic is indeed problematic, but I found my niche. I avoid downtown Seattle itself like the plague. I live in the deep east side, and work on the east side too.
NumberSix Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 But without government how would people sit in traffic all day??? (Sarcasm) Yet another example of the insanity in the modern statist world.
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