Table 4-28,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wasted Fuel per Eligible Driver,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,Short-term,,,Long-term,
,Gallons Wasted,,,,,,,,1992-1997,,,1982-1997,
Urban area,R1982,R1986,R1990,R1992,R1995,R1996,1997,,%,Rank,,%,Rank
"Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY",0,5,10,10,10,13,13,,30,40,,NM,59
"Albuquerque, NM",6,11,23,28,45,51,57,,104,6,,850,3
"Atlanta, GA",25,53,43,47,84,96,106,,126,3,,324,30
"Austin, TX",17,30,33,45,57,63,82,,82,14,,382,27
"Bakersfield, CA",0,0,10,9,8,12,12,,33,38,,NM,59
"Baltimore, MD",20,31,54,51,68,69,72,,41,32,,260,35
"Beaumont, TX",0,0,0,11,20,18,18,,64,18,,NM,59
"Boston, MA",27,48,67,73,91,95,98,,34,37,,263,34
"Boulder, CO",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,NM,62,,NM,59
"Brownsville, TX",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,NM,62,,NM,59
"Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY",4,4,9,8,10,10,11,,38,35,,175,44
"Charlotte, NC",15,19,34,36,42,45,61,,69,17,,307,31
"Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN",20,38,47,51,58,62,65,,27,46,,225,39
"Cincinnati, OH-KY",9,13,30,34,42,44,50,,47,26,,456,18
"Cleveland, OH",3,5,14,16,26,30,33,,106,5,,1000,2
"Colorado Springs, CO",0,9,9,16,24,23,23,,44,28,,NM,59
"Columbus, OH",6,9,27,27,42,41,47,,74,15,,683,9
"Corpus Christi, TX",11,10,10,10,9,13,13,,30,40,,18,58
"Dallas, TX",24,55,56,62,78,78,92,,48,25,,283,33
"Denver, CO",16,23,34,43,61,65,70,,63,20,,338,29
"Detroit, MI",35,46,72,79,80,86,92,,16,51,,163,47
"El Paso, TX-NM",6,6,10,18,19,16,20,,11,53,,233,38
"Eugene-Springfield, OR",0,0,0,0,6,13,12,,NM,62,,NM,59
"Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL",8,14,17,35,40,42,47,,34,36,,488,14
"Fort Worth, TX",13,28,37,38,49,54,60,,58,22,,362,28
"Fresno, CA",8,14,29,20,22,22,26,,30,40,,225,39
"Hartford-Middletown, CT",7,23,37,37,31,32,38,,3,60,,443,21
"Honolulu, HI",22,31,38,43,46,44,45,,5,57,,105,51
"Houston, TX",57,63,55,56,63,73,90,,61,21,,58,57
"Indianapolis, IN",5,10,19,26,68,70,79,,204,1,,1480,1
"Jacksonville, FL",17,22,33,35,48,54,53,,51,24,,212,42
"Kansas City, MO-KS",5,9,17,18,31,37,44,,144,2,,780,8
"Laredo, TX",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,NM,62,,NM,59
"Las Vegas, NV",9,18,42,35,53,55,50,,43,29,,456,18
"Los Angeles, CA",64,92,118,118,120,122,122,,3,59,,91,53
"Louisville, KY-IN",7,11,19,37,49,59,63,,70,16,,800,5
"Memphis, TN-AR-MS",7,7,17,23,39,42,44,,91,9,,529,13
"Miami-Hialeah, FL",31,43,69,79,80,73,83,,5,56,,168,46
"Milwaukee, WI",8,13,24,33,43,41,39,,18,50,,388,26
"Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN",6,14,23,28,43,45,53,,89,12,,783,7
"Nashville, TN",13,22,33,33,55,61,71,,115,4,,446,20
"New Orleans, LA",20,31,37,37,42,38,37,,0,62,,85,54
"New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ",24,33,46,41,49,52,58,,41,31,,142,49
"Norfolk, VA",15,27,34,34,40,49,52,,53,23,,247,37
"Oklahoma City, OK",4,5,13,15,21,27,29,,93,8,,625,11
"Omaha, NE-IA",8,13,26,35,43,50,45,,29,44,,463,17
"Orlando, FL",15,24,22,42,44,52,60,,43,29,,300,32
"Philadelphia, PA-NJ",22,29,32,31,34,39,40,,29,43,,82,55
"Phoenix, AZ",23,37,43,42,42,50,51,,21,49,,122,50
"Pittsburgh, PA",8,13,18,18,22,21,22,,22,48,,175,44
"Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA",14,30,44,60,79,85,80,,33,38,,471,15
"Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA",6,14,30,23,30,34,32,,39,34,,433,23
"Rochester, NY",2,5,9,13,17,19,19,,46,27,,850,3
"Sacramento, CA",12,22,50,48,55,62,59,,23,47,,392,25
"Salem, OR",0,0,17,15,15,14,21,,40,33,,NM,59
"Salt Lake City, UT",4,3,11,22,35,37,36,,64,18,,800,5
"San Antonio, TX",12,28,20,22,33,37,42,,91,10,,250,36
"San Bernardino-Riverside, CA",13,34,59,67,73,77,74,,10,54,,469,16
"San Diego, CA",11,30,55,57,57,59,59,,4,58,,436,22
"San Francisco-Oakland, CA",56,86,96,91,93,94,91,,0,62,,63,56
"San Jose, CA",23,42,75,73,73,72,69,,-5,68,,200,43
"Seattle-Everett, WA",33,56,83,104,94,96,106,,2,61,,221,41
"Spokane, WA",0,9,9,8,12,12,16,,100,7,,NM,59
"St. Louis, MO-IL",16,24,36,43,75,75,79,,84,13,,394,24
"Tacoma, WA",6,19,45,44,41,40,47,,7,55,,683,9
"Tampa, FL",29,33,41,51,58,57,58,,14,52,,100,52
"Tucson, AZ",6,6,20,20,27,30,38,,90,11,,533,12
"Washington, DC-MD-VA",46,69,88,91,106,115,116,,27,45,,152,48
KEY: NM = not meaningful; R = revised. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
An eligible driver is someone 16 years and older who is eligible for a driver's license.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The cities shown represent the 50 largest metropolitan areas, as well as others chosen by the states sponsoring the study.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCES:  1982-1996: Texas Transportation Institute, unpublished data.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1997: Ibid., The 1999 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 1999), table 6.",,,,,,,,,,,,,