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Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Peak Travelera in Urban Areas: 1995 and 2005
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Annual Roadway Delay per Peak Traveler
(Hours per year)
| Very large areas |
43 |
54 |
25.6 |
2.3 |
| Large areas |
30 |
37 |
23.3 |
2.1 |
| Medium areas |
21 |
28 |
33.3 |
2.9 |
| Small areas |
13 |
17 |
30.8 |
2.7 |
| 85-area average |
36 |
44 |
22.2 |
2.0 |
Annual Roadway Congestion Cost per Peak Traveler
(Current dollars)
| Very large areas |
620 |
1,014 |
63.5 |
5.0 |
| Large areas |
426 |
683 |
60.3 |
4.8 |
| Medium areas |
297 |
512 |
72.4 |
5.6 |
| Small areas |
175 |
318 |
81.7 |
6.2 |
| 85-area average |
505 |
824 |
63.2 |
5.0 |
a A peak traveler is estimated to travel from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 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., San Diego).
Medium
= selected areas with 500,000-1 million population (e.g., Charlotte).
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, 2007 Urban Mobility Report, Tables by Population Groups, available at http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/ as of September 2007.
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