Gallons Wasted | (% change) Short-term 1992-1997 | (% change) Long-term 1982-1997 | |||||||||
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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.
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.
SOURCES: 1982-1996: Texas Transportation Institute, unpublished data.
1997: Ibid., The 1999 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 1999), table 6.