Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Just how bad is Austin traffic? - Austin Business Journal:

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Motorists in the Austin area spentabourt 22.7 million hours behind the wheel in 2007, ranking the city 32nd out of 90 metrio areas when it comes to according to the "Urban Mobility Report" from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texaxs A&M University. That's behind Dallas-Fort Wortgh (5th), Houston (9th) and San Antonio (27th). The reportf also shows that Austin drivers usedaboutg 15.6 million gallons more fuel in 2007 than they woulc have without traffic Put another way, congestioh cost local motorists $471 million that year The top five worst citiesa for congestion were predictably Los New York, Chicago, Atlanta and in that order.
Among cities of comparable sizeto Austin, the leasft congested were Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo, NY.

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