Table 19
Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Peak Travelera in Urban Areas: 1993 and 2003
Annual Roadway Delay per Peak Traveler
(Hours per year)
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| Very large areas |
55 |
61 |
11 |
1 |
| Large areas |
28 |
37 |
32 |
2.8 |
| Medium areas |
15 |
25 |
67 |
5.2 |
| Small areas |
9 |
13 |
44 |
3.7 |
| 85-area average |
40 |
47 |
18 |
1.6 |
Annual Roadway Congestion Cost per Peak Traveler
(Current dollars)
| Very large areas |
719 |
1,038 |
44 |
3.7 |
| Large areas |
374 |
620 |
66 |
5.2 |
| Medium areas |
199 |
418 |
110 |
7.7 |
| Small areas |
118 |
222 |
88 |
6.5 |
| 85-area average |
523 |
794 |
52 |
4.3 |
a A peak traveler is estimated
to travel from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Key:
Very
large = over 3 million population (e.g., New York-Northern New Jersey).
Large
= 1 million-3 million population (e.g., Atlanta).
Medium
= selected areas with 500,000-1 million population (e.g., Memphis).
Small = selected areas under 500,000 population (e.g., Colorado
Springs).
Note: See Glossary for definitions of delay and congestion cost.
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, 2005
Urban Mobility Report, "Base Statistics for
the 85 Urban Areas" spreadsheet, available at
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls, as of
September 2005.
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