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Table 4-28: Wasted Fuel per Capita^R

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Population group	Urban area	Gallons wasted												% change ^RShort-term 1995-1999		% change ^RLong-term 1982-1999
Population group	Urban area	^R1982	1985	^R1990	1991	^R1992	1993	1994	^R1995	^R1996	^R1997	1998	1999	%	Rank	%	Rank
Med	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	2	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	12	14	75	5	600	17
Med	Albuquerque, NM	5	11	18	17	21	26	33	36	43	48	46	50	39	27	900	6
Lrg	Atlanta, GA	17	31	39	35	40	50	68	68	77	86	83	84	24	44	394	28
Med	Austin, TX	16	24	31	32	35	42	44	51	55	68	69	71	39	25	344	33
Sml	Bakersfield, CA	0	0	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	8	33	30	NM	61
Lrg	Baltimore, MD	12	21	41	40	39	39	42	46	46	47	47	48	4	66	300	43
Sml	Beaumont, TX	0	9	8	8	16	8	8	15	15	15	14	14	-7	74	NM	61
Vlg	Boston, MA	18	30	44	43	45	50	52	56	56	58	61	63	13	58	250	48
Sml	Boulder, CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	66	NM	61
Sml	Brownsville, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	66	NM	61
Lrg	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	3	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	12	71	6	300	43
Med	Charlotte, NC	9	19	36	39	34	31	31	35	40	49	50	51	46	18	467	22
Vlg	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	17	25	36	37	38	40	39	42	45	46	50	50	19	50	194	54
Lrg	Cincinnati, OH-KY	6	11	25	25	29	32	37	37	41	46	49	53	43	21	783	8
Lrg	Cleveland, OH	2	3	10	11	13	16	19	23	26	29	29	32	39	26	1,500	1
Sml	Colorado Springs, CO	0	7	6	6	9	11	14	16	18	19	26	30	88	2	NM	61
Lrg	Columbus, OH	5	6	24	24	27	28	31	34	37	43	44	46	35	29	820	7
Sml	Corpus Christi, TX	8	8	7	11	11	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	0	68	25	73
Lrg	Dallas, TX	13	28	37	39	40	46	47	50	50	59	63	70	40	24	438	26
Lrg	Denver, CO	19	25	30	32	38	43	44	52	54	58	63	67	29	38	253	47
Vlg	Detroit, MI	18	20	48	49	56	59	55	55	60	61	60	62	13	57	244	49
Med	El Paso, TX-NM	4	4	9	13	14	16	17	15	12	15	17	22	47	16	450	23
Sml	Eugene-Springfield, OR	0	0	5	10	10	10	10	10	15	20	25	40	300	1	NM	61
Lrg	Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood - Pompano Beach, FL	10	11	20	24	31	34	30	31	33	37	38	44	42	23	340	35
Lrg	Fort Worth, TX	7	15	23	21	23	25	28	29	32	36	42	51	76	4	629	13
Med	Fresno, CA	6	8	20	19	18	14	14	15	17	20	22	25	67	10	317	40
Med	Hartford-Middletown, CT	11	19	26	26	26	19	18	21	22	27	27	30	43	22	173	57
Med	Honolulu, HI	11	14	27	27	29	29	30	30	28	30	30	30	0	68	173	57
Vlg	Houston, TX	42	59	50	44	43	50	50	49	57	65	76	76	55	15	81	69
Lrg	Indianapolis, IN	5	6	15	18	24	39	51	66	67	70	58	57	-14	78	1,040	3
Med	Jacksonville, FL	8	11	31	31	38	39	42	50	46	45	44	46	-8	76	475	21
Lrg	Kansas City, MO-KS	3	4	10	9	13	18	20	22	25	30	30	37	68	9	1,133	2
Sml	Laredo, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11	NM	66	NM	61
Lrg	Las Vegas, NV	7	12	32	32	25	25	30	31	32	30	29	31	0	68	343	34
Vlg	Los Angeles, CA	48	56	88	86	86	81	79	83	84	82	83	84	1	67	75	70
Med	Louisville, KY-IN	12	13	15	19	27	37	40	39	45	48	54	57	46	17	375	31
Med	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	3	5	15	16	20	21	29	33	35	38	35	33	0	68	1,000	4
Lrg	Miami-Hialeah, FL	24	29	55	54	58	59	61	58	56	59	61	61	5	65	154	63
Lrg	Milwaukee, WI	7	11	18	20	22	27	26	27	30	30	31	34	26	43	386	30
Lrg	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	6	11	24	24	27	34	40	44	44	52	56	61	39	28	917	5
Med	Nashville, TN	20	19	30	26	25	28	37	44	43	54	54	64	45	19	220	50
Lrg	New Orleans, LA	16	23	23	26	24	24	26	27	25	25	26	26	-4	72	63	71
Vlg	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	12	16	33	32	32	34	37	41	45	49	50	52	27	39	333	36
Lrg	Norfolk, VA	14	28	30	25	24	24	26	30	36	38	37	38	27	41	171	59
Lrg	Oklahoma City, OK	5	7	11	11	13	12	12	16	20	22	23	27	69	7	440	24
Med	Omaha, NE-IA	4	8	13	15	19	19	22	22	25	25	28	29	32	31	625	14
Lrg	Orlando, FL	15	27	36	44	49	51	47	50	54	59	61	61	22	48	307	41
Vlg	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	12	15	23	27	26	27	29	29	33	35	39	38	31	33	217	52
Lrg	Phoenix, AZ	17	19	34	36	36	37	36	36	44	43	44	47	31	35	176	55
Lrg	Pittsburgh, PA	9	10	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	18	20	21	24	44	133	65
Lrg	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	6	10	28	29	35	45	44	47	53	50	50	53	13	55	783	8
Med	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	5	11	26	23	22	24	26	28	32	32	40	44	57	12	780	11
Med	Rochester, NY	2	3	7	8	10	10	10	11	11	15	11	13	18	51	550	19
Med	Nashville, TN	20	19	30	26	25	28	37	44	43	54	54	64	45	19	220	50
Lrg	New Orleans, LA	16	23	23	26	24	24	26	27	25	25	26	26	-4	72	63	71
Vlg	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	12	16	33	32	32	34	37	41	45	49	50	52	27	39	333	36
Lrg	Norfolk, VA	14	28	30	25	24	24	26	30	36	38	37	38	27	41	171	59
Lrg	Oklahoma City, OK	5	7	11	11	13	12	12	16	20	22	23	27	69	7	440	24
Med	Omaha, NE-IA	4	8	13	15	19	19	22	22	25	25	28	29	32	31	625	14
Lrg	Orlando, FL	15	27	36	44	49	51	47	50	54	59	61	61	22	48	307	41
Vlg	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	12	15	23	27	26	27	29	29	33	35	39	38	31	33	217	52
Lrg	Phoenix, AZ	17	19	34	36	36	37	36	36	44	43	44	47	31	35	176	55
Lrg	Pittsburgh, PA	9	10	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	18	20	21	24	44	133	65
Lrg	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	6	10	28	29	35	45	44	47	53	50	50	53	13	55	783	8
Med	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	5	11	26	23	22	24	26	28	32	32	40	44	57	12	780	11
Med	Rochester, NY	2	3	7	8	10	10	10	11	11	15	11	13	18	51	550	19
Lrg	Sacramento, CA	14	21	47	46	43	46	48	48	56	51	50	53	10	60	279	45
Sml	Salem, OR	0	0	12	12	12	11	11	17	17	16	21	21	24	44	NM	61
Med	Salt Lake City, UT	4	7	14	17	20	25	29	32	34	32	28	29	-9	77	625	14
Lrg	San Antonio, TX	7	15	13	13	16	13	15	20	23	25	28	37	85	3	429	27
Lrg	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	9	22	48	50	50	52	53	54	57	55	59	59	9	61	556	18
Lrg	San Diego, CA	12	23	53	49	52	49	48	50	50	50	53	59	18	53	392	29
Vlg	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	31	46	66	61	61	61	58	61	62	60	63	65	7	64	110	67
Lrg	San Jose, CA	31	43	62	61	59	56	56	60	59	57	61	65	8	62	110	67
Lrg	Seattle-Everett, WA	31	45	75	77	84	76	75	72	73	79	81	81	13	58	161	61
Sml	Spokane, WA	4	7	7	7	7	13	13	9	13	15	15	15	67	10	275	46
Lrg	St. Louis, MO-IL	16	24	27	26	31	52	58	59	60	65	66	67	14	54	319	39
Med	Tacoma, WA	10	13	27	30	29	32	33	33	36	41	40	43	30	37	330	38
Med	Tampa, FL	20	22	39	45	48	47	55	54	51	51	49	50	-7	75	150	64
Med	Tucson, AZ	7	9	17	16	16	20	21	21	23	31	36	33	57	12	371	32
Vlg	Washington, DC-MD-VA	27	35	60	58	62	60	63	64	68	66	69	69	8	51	156	51
	68-Area Average	11	16	27	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	24		293
	Very Large Area Average	25	34	50	49	50	51	51	53	57	58	61	62	16		148
	Large Area Average	12	18	30	31	33	36	38	40	43	45	46	49	22		326
	Medium Area Average	8	12	22	22	24	26	28	30	32	36	36	39	27		362
	Small Area Average	1	3	5	6	7	7	7	8	10	10	13	15	80		1,142

KEY: NM = not meaningful; R = revised.

Vlg = Very Large Urban Areas - over 3 million population.

Lrg = Large Urban Areas - over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Med = Medium Urban Areas - over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Sml = Small Urban Areas - less than 500,000 population.

NOTES: "Wasted" fuel is the difference between the fuel consumed under estimated existing conditions and the fuel consumed if all traffic was moving at free-flow conditions.

Calculations are made for peak period speeds and for free-flow speeds on both the freeway and principal arterial system.

For a more detailed description of the formulas used, see the source document.

The Texas Transportation Institute, for the year 2001, decided to only publish wasted fuel per capita, contrary to previous years when they would publish data for eligible drivers, as well as per capita. To account for this change, the entire table has been updated with wasted fuel per capita.

The cities shown represent the 50 largest metropolitan areas, as well as others chosen by the states sponsoring the study.

SOURCE: 1982 - 1999: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2001) from Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu accessed on Sept. 14, 2001.

Table 4-28: Wasted Fuel per CapitaR

Table 4-28: Wasted Fuel per Capita^R