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Table 4-28: Wasted Fuel Per Person

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Population group	Urban area	Gallons wasted													Percent change Short-term 1994-2000		Percent change Long term 1982-2000
Population group	Urban area	1982	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Medium	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	^R0	^R0	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R6	^R6	8	^R8	^R8	^R8	^R10	10	67	16	NM	57
Medium	Albuquerque, NM	5	^R9	^R12	^R12	^R13	^R17	^R22	^R25	^R30	^R35	^R36	^R39	32	45	37	540	18
Small	Anchorage, AK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Atlanta, GA	^R10	^R17	^R20	^R19	^R21	^R29	^R40	^R45	^R51	^R53	^R56	^R50	56	40	42	460	26
Medium	Austin, TX	^R7	^R15	^R15	^R18	^R18	^R21	^R25	^R28	^R35	^R43	^R36	^R43	48	92	7	586	16
Small	Bakersfield, CA	0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R3	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R5	7	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Baltimore, MD	^R6	^R10	^R25	^R24	^R22	^R24	^R27	^R29	^R30	^R32	^R30	^R31	35	30	49	483	24
Small	Beaumont, TX	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R7	^R7	7	NM	68	NM	57
Medium	Birmingham, AL	3	5	8	8	9	11	16	15	18	20	23	23	25	56	28	733	13
Very large	Boston, MA	^R14	^R20	^R30	^R30	^R32	^R34	^R37	^R37	^R38	^R40	^R41	^R43	45	22	53	221	46
Small	Boulder, CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Small	Brownsville, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	^R2	^R2	^R5	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R6	8	60	25	300	33
Small	Charleston, SC	6	11	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	20	43	40	233	44
Medium	Charlotte, NC	^R6	^R14	^R16	^R22	^R22	^R21	^R21	^R22	^R23	^R29	^R29	^R32	37	76	12	517	20
Very large	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	^R11	^R18	^R29	^R30	^R31	^R31	^R29	^R34	^R43	^R40	^R44	^R43	43	48	35	291	34
Large	Cincinnati, OH-KY	^R3	^R5	^R13	^R13	^R15	^R15	^R22	^R21	^R25	^R30	^R31	^R31	34	55	30	1,033	9
Large	Cleveland, OH	^R1	^R1	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R10	^R15	^R18	^R20	^R16	^R16	15	50	32	1,400	6
Small	Colorado Springs, CO	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R3	^R6	^R8	^R10	^R13	^R12	^R16	^R18	19	138	3	NM	57
Large	Columbus, OH	^R2	^R5	^R15	^R14	^R17	^R19	^R23	^R26	^R27	^R32	^R32	^R35	30	30	48	1,400	6
Small	Corpus Christi, TX	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R4	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R3	^R3	^R3	3	NM	68	NM	57
Very large	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	^R10	^R21	^R30	^R31	^R37	^R40	^R38	^R42	^R41	^R40	^R48	^R65	60	58	26	500	22
Large	Denver, CO	^R12	^R13	^R20	^R20	^R24	^R30	^R30	^R37	^R42	^R47	^R50	^R52	55	83	10	358	31
Very large	Detroit, MI	^R10	^R12	^R32	^R34	^R44	^R54	^R44	^R42	^R42	^R43	^R44	^R43	41	-7	64	310	32
Medium	El Paso, TX-NM	^R0	^R0	^R4	^R4	^R7	^R7	^R9	^R8	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R11	15	67	16	NM	57
Small	Eugene-Springfield, OR	0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R9	9	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL	^R6	^R6	^R14	^R16	^R19	^R23	^R20	^R22	^R26	^R29	^R30	^R35	44	120	5	633	14
Small	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL	0	0	0	0	4	8	8	8	8	11	11	15	14	75	13	NM	57
Medium	Fresno, CA	6	^R5	^R13	^R13	^R10	^R8	^R8	^R10	^R9	^R11	^R13	^R15	18	125	4	200	49
Medium	Hartford-Middletown, CT	^R5	^R12	^R11	^R13	^R15	^R11	^R10	^R10	^R11	^R13	^R14	^R17	19	90	8	280	37
Medium	Honolulu, HI	^R9	^R10	^R24	^R24	^R25	^R25	^R24	^R24	^R24	^R21	^R24	^R24	19	-21	67	111	54
Very large	Houston, TX	^R33	^R55	^R40	^R31	^R32	^R41	^R45	^R45	^R49	^R60	^R57	^R65	59	31	47	79	56
Large	Indianapolis, IN	^R2	^R3	^R6	^R8	^R13	^R22	^R29	^R32	^R38	^R40	^R33	^R31	34	17	55	1,600	1
Medium	Jacksonville, FL	^R7	^R8	^R15	^R17	^R22	^R22	^R24	^R30	^R29	^R30	^R25	^R25	24	0	63	243	41
Large	Kansas City, MO-KS	^R1	^R3	^R6	^R5	^R7	^R10	^R13	^R11	^R13	^R14	^R15	^R19	16	23	51	1,500	4
Small	Laredo, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^R0	^R0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Las Vegas, NV	^R4	^R8	^R19	^R20	^R18	^R16	^R20	^R20	^R23	^R25	^R26	^R27	28	40	42	600	15
Very large	Los Angeles, CA	^R36	^R45	^R94	^R91	^R91	^R87	^R80	^R84	^R92	^R89	^R95	^R93	94	18	54	161	51
Medium	Louisville, KY-IN	^R6	^R8	^R9	^R12	^R16	^R20	^R25	^R21	^R29	^R31	^R33	^R37	37	48	36	517	20
Medium	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	3	^R3	^R8	^R9	^R11	^R12	^R15	^R18	^R18	^R22	^R22	^R23	26	73	14	767	12
Large	Miami-Hialeah, FL	^R14	^R17	^R34	^R34	^R44	^R43	^R45	^R43	^R43	^R46	^R44	^R45	51	13	57	264	40
Large	Milwaukee, WI	^R4	^R6	^R10	^R11	^R12	^R15	^R15	^R19	^R20	^R20	^R22	^R24	25	67	16	525	19
Large	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	^R3	^R6	^R14	^R15	^R18	^R24	^R26	^R28	^R29	^R39	^R41	^R45	44	69	15	1,367	8
Medium	Nashville, TN	^R10	^R11	^R16	^R12	^R12	^R17	^R21	^R24	^R26	^R29	^R27	^R32	34	62	24	240	42
Large	New Orleans, LA	^R7	^R9	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R20	^R18	^R18	^R18	^R18	^R18	17	-15	66	143	53
Very large	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	^R10	^R12	^R30	^R22	^R22	^R22	^R27	^R30	^R31	^R34	^R36	^R38	39	44	38	290	35
Large	Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach, VA	^R8	^R12	^R15	^R13	^R15	^R14	^R18	^R19	^R22	^R22	^R24	^R25	20	11	59	150	52
Large	Oklahoma City, OK	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R8	^R8	^R10	^R12	^R13	10	67	16	400	27
Medium	Omaha, NE-IA	^R2	^R4	^R9	^R9	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R14	^R14	^R17	^R18	18	64	22	800	11
Large	Orlando, FL	^R10	^R16	^R19	^R25	^R27	^R30	^R31	^R31	^R34	^R36	^R42	^R41	48	55	29	380	28
Small	Pensacola, FL	0	0	8	11	11	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	16	7	62	NM	57
Very large	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	^R8	^R10	^R14	^R17	^R17	^R17	^R18	^R20	^R21	^R22	^R25	^R25	25	39	45	213	47
Large	Phoenix, AZ	^R12	^R12	^R23	^R26	^R27	^R29	^R28	^R26	^R32	^R35	^R32	^R41	44	57	27	267	39
Large	Pittsburgh, PA	^R6	^R7	^R10	^R10	^R10	^R10	^R10	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R13	11	10	60	83	55
Large	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	^R4	^R5	^R14	^R15	^R20	^R24	^R25	^R27	^R32	^R33	^R33	^R36	38	52	31	850	10
Medium	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	^R2	^R7	^R14	^R12	^R11	^R15	^R17	^R18	^R22	^R19	^R24	^R29	32	88	9	1,500	4
Medium	Richmond, VA	0	4	9	7	7	10	12	16	18	18	19	19	17	42	41	NM	57
Medium	Rochester, NY	^R0	^R0	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	^R3	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R5	^R6	6	100	6	NM	57
Large	Sacramento, CA	^R7	^R11	^R25	^R25	^R22	^R23	^R27	^R24	^R29	^R26	^R27	^R28	33	22	52	371	29
Small	Salem, OR	0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R6	^R0	^R6	^R11	^R11	^R11	10	67	16	NM	57
Medium	Salt Lake City, UT	^R1	^R3	^R8	^R9	^R10	^R11	^R15	^R16	^R15	^R14	^R13	^R15	17	13	57	1,600	1
Large	San Antonio, TX	^R6	^R12	^R10	^R10	^R11	^R10	^R10	^R16	^R16	^R18	^R23	^R31	34	240	2	467	25
Large	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	^R7	^R13	^R32	^R38	^R37	^R37	^R32	^R34	^R37	^R39	^R44	^R43	48	50	32	586	16
Large	San Diego, CA	^R7	^R12	^R30	^R25	^R26	^R25	^R25	^R25	^R27	^R31	^R29	^R36	41	64	21	486	23
Very large	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	^R20	^R39	^R60	^R47	^R45	^R47	^R41	^R51	^R52	^R47	^R53	^R55	67	63	23	235	43
Large	San Jose, CA	^R17	^R34	^R66	^R55	^R43	^R40	^R40	^R43	^R42	^R39	^R44	^R50	53	33	46	212	48
Large	Seattle-Everett, WA	^R15	^R25	^R42	^R51	^R53	^R48	^R49	^R50	^R56	^R59	^R58	^R61	56	14	56	273	38
Small	Spokane, WA	^R0	^R0	^R0	7	^R3	^R7	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R9	^R9	9	50	32	NM	57
Large	St. Louis, MO-IL	^R9	^R13	^R15	^R14	^R16	^R22	^R25	^R28	^R28	^R31	^R32	^R33	35	40	42	289	36
Medium	Tacoma, WA	^R5	^R4	^R15	^R15	^R15	^R20	^R21	^R21	^R20	^R20	^R20	^R27	23	10	61	360	30
Large	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	^R12	^R14	^R22	^R26	^R27	^R30	^R35	^R33	^R33	^R32	^R31	^R33	32	-9	65	167	50
Medium	Tucson, AZ	^R0	^R4	^R8	^R11	^R11	^R10	^R10	^R11	^R14	^R17	^R18	^R18	18	80	11	NM	57
Medium	Tulsa, OK	0	4	6	4	4	4	4	7	7	8	9	10	14	250	1	NM	57
Large	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL	2	4	13	15	19	18	23	23	26	24	30	32	33	43	39	1,550	3
Very large	Washington, DC-MD-VA	^R17	^R23	^R36	^R37	^R41	^R44	^R44	^R47	^R51	^R50	^R58	^R60	56	27	50	229	45
	75-Area Average	^R6	^R9	^R16	^R16	^R17	^R19	^R20	^R21	^R23	^R25	^R26	^R28	^a43	114		612
	Very Large Area Average	^R17	^R26	^R40	^R37	^R39	^R42	^R40	^R43	^R46	^R47	^R50	^R53	^a55	36		225
	Large Area Average	^R7	^R10	^R19	^R19	^R20	^R22	^R24	^R26	^R28	^R30	^R31	^R33	^a37	52		452
	Medium Area Average	^R4	^R6	^R11	^R11	^R12	^R13	^R15	^R17	^R18	^R20	^R20	^R23	^a24	58		555
	Small Area Average	^R0	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R7	^R8	^a10	146		2,233

KEY: NM = not meaningful; R = revised.

Very large urban areas - over 3 million population.

Large urban areas - over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Medium urban areas - over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Small urban areas - less than 500,000 population.

^a The average of the wasted fuel per person for each urban area category for 2000 was obtained from table A-6 of TTI's The 2002 Annual Urban Mobility Report referenced below. For all other years it was calculated using raw data obtained from internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Aug. 5, 2002, where the total annual wasted fuel per person for each year and urban area was divided by the number of cities in that particular urban area.

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

Percent changes for area averages were calculated before rounding.

SOURCE

1982 - 2000: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2001) from Internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Aug. 5, 2002.

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