Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestiona

Population group	Urban area	Gallons wasted (millions)													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	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	4	^R4	^R4	^R4	^R5	5	67	33	NM	57
Medium	Albuquerque, NM	2	^R4	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R12	^R14	^R17	^R20	^R21	^R23	19	58	35	850	21
Small	Anchorage, AK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Atlanta, GA	^R16	^R28	^R42	^R41	^R48	^R67	^R97	^R111	^R125	^R138	^R156	^R144	166	71	29	938	19
Medium	Austin, TX	^R3	^R7	^R8	^R10	^R10	^R12	^R15	^R17	^R22	^R29	^R25	^R30	35	133	6	1,067	13
Small	Bakersfield, CA	0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	3	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Baltimore, MD	^R11	^R18	^R49	^R49	^R45	^R50	^R57	^R61	^R65	^R69	^R64	^R67	75	32	51	582	28
Small	Beaumont, TX	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R1	1	NM	68	NM	57
Medium	Birmingham, AL	2	3	5	5	6	7	10	10	12	13	15	15	17	70	31	750	24
Very large	Boston, MA	^R40	^R54	^R90	^R88	^R95	^R102	^R111	^R111	^R115	^R122	^R123	^R130	136	23	58	240	50
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	^R7	9	80	24	350	39
Small	Charleston, SC	2	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	50	42	350	39
Medium	Charlotte, NC	^R2	^R5	^R7	^R10	^R11	^R11	^R11	^R12	^R13	^R17	^R18	^R20	24	118	8	1,100	12
Very large	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	^R76	^R130	^R220	^R225	^R233	^R236	^R225	^R261	^R341	^R321	^R351	^R347	345	53	38	354	38
Large	Cincinnati, OH-KY	^R3	^R6	^R15	^R15	^R18	^R19	^R27	^R26	^R31	^R38	^R39	^R40	44	63	34	1,367	8
Large	Cleveland, OH	^R2	^R2	^R9	^R10	^R12	^R16	^R19	^R27	^R33	^R38	^R30	^R31	29	53	40	1,350	9
Small	Colorado Springs, CO	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R7	^R8	9	200	3	NM	57
Large	Columbus, OH	^R2	^R4	^R13	^R13	^R16	^R19	^R23	^R26	^R28	^R33	^R33	^R36	31	35	50	1,450	6
Small	Corpus Christi, TX	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R1	^R1	1	NM	68	NM	57
Very large	Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	^R24	^R59	^R93	^R100	^R117	^R129	^R124	^R137	^R146	^R143	^R175	^R242	228	84	22	850	21
Large	Denver, CO	^R16	^R20	^R31	^R32	^R38	^R48	^R51	^R64	^R74	^R84	^R92	^R96	105	106	9	556	31
Very large	Detroit, MI	^R40	^R46	^R127	^R134	^R177	^R215	^R176	^R168	^R168	^R174	^R176	^R171	166	-6	65	315	44
Medium	El Paso, TX-NM	^R0	^R0	^R2	^R2	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R4	^R5	^R6	^R7	10	100	10	NM	57
Small	Eugene-Springfield, OR	0	0	0	0	0	^R0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R2	2	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL	^R6	^R7	^R18	^R20	^R25	^R30	^R27	^R31	^R37	^R43	^R44	^R53	68	152	4	1,033	15
Small	Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	100	10	NM	57
Medium	Fresno, CA	2	^R2	^R6	^R6	^R5	^R4	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R8	10	150	5	400	35
Medium	Hartford-Middletown, CT	^R3	^R7	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R7	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R11	12	100	10	300	47
Medium	Honolulu, HI	^R5	^R6	^R16	^R16	^R17	^R17	^R17	^R17	^R17	^R15	^R17	^R17	13	-24	67	160	54
Very large	Houston, TX	^R78	^R132	^R115	^R90	^R93	^R120	^R131	^R134	^R151	^R187	^R182	^R214	199	52	41	155	55
Large	Indianapolis, IN	^R2	^R3	^R6	^R8	^R12	^R21	^R28	^R32	^R38	^R41	^R33	^R32	35	25	54	1,650	4
Medium	Jacksonville, FL	^R4	^R5	^R11	^R13	^R17	^R17	^R19	^R24	^R24	^R25	^R21	^R21	21	11	63	425	33
Large	Kansas City, MO-KS	^R1	^R3	^R7	^R6	^R8	^R13	^R17	^R15	^R17	^R19	^R21	^R26	23	35	49	2,200	2
Small	Laredo, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	^R0	^R0	0	NM	68	NM	57
Large	Las Vegas, NV	^R2	^R4	^R13	^R15	^R14	^R14	^R18	^R19	^R23	^R26	^R29	^R31	34	89	19	1,600	5
Very large	Los Angeles, CA	^R355	^R474	^R1,078	^R1,067	^R1,072	^R1,039	^R954	^R1,018	^R1,130	^R1,096	^R1,182	^R1,166	1,188	25	57	235	51
Medium	Louisville, KY-IN	^R5	^R6	^R7	^R10	^R13	^R16	^R21	^R17	^R24	^R26	^R27	^R31	31	48	44	520	32
Medium	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	^R2	^R2	^R7	^R8	^R10	^R11	^R14	^R17	^R17	^R21	^R21	^R22	25	79	26	1,150	11
Large	Miami-Hialeah, FL	^R24	^R31	^R62	^R64	^R85	^R83	^R88	^R86	^R88	^R95	^R92	^R95	115	31	52	379	37
Large	Milwaukee, WI	^R5	^R7	^R12	^R13	^R15	^R19	^R19	^R24	^R25	^R26	^R29	^R32	34	79	25	580	29
Large	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	^R5	^R10	^R29	^R31	^R39	^R51	^R56	^R63	^R65	^R90	^R94	^R104	108	93	17	2,060	3
Medium	Nashville, TN	^R5	^R6	^R9	^R7	^R7	^R10	^R13	^R15	^R17	^R19	^R18	^R22	24	85	21	380	36
Large	New Orleans, LA	^R7	^R9	^R12	^R13	^R13	^R13	^R22	^R20	^R20	^R20	^R20	^R20	19	-14	66	171	53
Very large	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	^R157	^R180	^R472	^R355	^R348	^R362	^R431	^R484	^R507	^R558	^R584	^R631	658	53	39	319	42
Large	Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach, VA	^R9	^R14	^R20	^R18	^R20	^R20	^R25	^R27	^R31	^R31	^R35	^R37	30	20	60	233	52
Large	Oklahoma City, OK	^R1	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R5	^R5	^R5	^R7	^R8	^R10	^R12	^R14	11	120	7	1,000	17
Medium	Omaha, NE-IA	^R1	^R2	^R5	^R5	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R8	^R8	^R10	^R11	11	83	23	1,000	17
Large	Orlando, FL	^R6	^R11	^R16	^R23	^R25	^R29	^R31	^R32	^R36	^R40	^R47	^R47	58	87	20	867	20
Small	Pensacola, FL	0	0	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	25	54	NM	57
Very large	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	^R31	^R40	^R61	^R76	^R78	^R75	^R82	^R91	^R94	^R98	^R112	^R116	115	40	47	271	48
Large	Phoenix, AZ	^R17	^R20	^R43	^R50	^R55	^R59	^R60	^R57	^R75	^R84	^R79	^R105	115	92	18	576	30
Large	Pittsburgh, PA	^R11	^R12	^R18	^R18	^R18	^R17	^R17	^R21	^R21	^R21	^R22	^R24	20	18	61	82	56
Large	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	^R5	^R6	^R17	^R18	^R25	^R31	^R32	^R36	^R43	^R48	^R49	^R53	57	78	27	1,040	14
Medium	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	^R2	^R6	^R12	^R10	^R10	^R13	^R15	^R16	^R20	^R17	^R22	^R26	29	93	16	1,350	9
Medium	Richmond, VA	0	2	5	4	4	6	7	10	11	11	12	12	11	57	37	NM	57
Medium	Rochester, NY	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R4	^R4	^R3	^R4	4	100	10	NM	57
Large	Sacramento, CA	^R6	^R10	^R27	^R29	^R26	^R28	^R33	^R30	^R37	^R34	^R36	^R38	46	39	48	667	25
Small	Salem, OR	0	0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R0	^R1	^R0	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	2	100	10	NM	57
Medium	Salt Lake City, UT	^R1	^R2	^R6	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R12	^R13	^R13	^R12	^R12	^R13	15	25	54	1,400	7
Large	San Antonio, TX	^R6	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R13	^R12	^R12	^R20	^R20	^R22	^R28	^R38	42	250	2	600	26
Large	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	^R6	^R12	^R39	^R49	^R49	^R49	^R43	^R46	^R50	^R53	^R62	^R60	68	58	36	1,033	15
Large	San Diego, CA	^R12	^R23	^R68	^R62	^R65	^R63	^R63	^R64	^R68	^R81	^R78	^R96	112	78	28	833	23
Very large	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	^R67	^R130	^R220	^R175	^R170	^R179	^R158	^R198	^R201	^R186	^R213	^R223	270	71	30	303	46
Large	San Jose, CA	^R22	^R45	^R93	^R82	^R65	^R61	^R61	^R67	^R67	^R63	^R72	^R83	89	46	45	305	45
Large	Seattle-Everett, WA	^R22	^R38	^R72	^R92	^R97	^R90	^R93	^R97	^R109	^R115	^R115	^R121	112	20	59	409	34
Small	Spokane, WA	^R0	^R0	^R0	2	^R1	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^R3	3	50	42	NM	57
Large	St. Louis, MO-IL	^R17	^R25	^R29	^R27	^R32	^R43	^R50	^R56	^R56	^R61	^R63	^R66	71	42	46	318	43
Medium	Tacoma, WA	^R2	^R2	^R8	^R8	^R8	^R11	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R12	^R16	14	17	62	600	26
Large	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	^R17	^R21	^R37	^R44	^R46	^R53	^R62	^R61	^R61	^R59	^R58	^R63	62	0	64	265	49
Medium	Tucson, AZ	^R0	^R2	^R4	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R6	^R7	^R9	^R11	^R12	^R12	12	100	10	NM	57
Medium	Tulsa, OK	0	2	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	7	8	11	267	1	NM	57
Large	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL	1	3	10	12	16	15	20	20	23	22	29	32	34	70	31	3,300	1
Very large	Washington, DC-MD-VA	^R46	^R67	^R113	^R122	^R136	^R149	^R153	^R162	^R177	^R175	^R202	^R211	198	29	53	330	41
	75-Area Average	^R16	^R24	^R47	^R46	^R49	^R51	^R52	^R57	^R63	^R65	^R69	^R73	^a75	43		361
	Very Large Area Average	^R91	^R131	^R259	^R243	^R252	^R261	^R255	^R276	^R303	^R306	^R330	^R345	^a350	38		283
	Large Area Average	^R9	^R14	^R28	^R29	^R32	^R35	^R39	^R42	^R46	^R50	^R52	^R56	^a61	57		595
	Medium Area Average	^R2	^R3	^R7	^R7	^R8	^R9	^R10	^R11	^R13	^R14	^R14	^R16	^a17	66		761
	Small Area Average	0	^R0	1	1	1	^R1	^R1	^R1	2	^R2	^R2	^R3	^a3	117		1,850

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 wasted fuel for each urban area category for 2000 was obtained from table A-6 of TTI's The 2002 Annual Urban Mobility Report referenced below. The wasted fuel for all other years was calculated using raw data obtained from internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Aug. 5, 2002, where the total annual wasted fuel 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 systems.

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 2002 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2002).

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Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestiona

Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestiona