Commuter Science

COMMUTER SCIENCE 10 CITIES WITH THE WORST TRAFFIC In 2012, the average American driver wasted 38 hours sitting in traffic. While the occasional traffic jam inconveniences most drivers, some unlucky people live in the nation's most congésted cities. AVG. COMMUTE TIME POPULATION DENSITY People per square mile 34.9 34.5 29.2 28.3 7 28.6 29.2283 29.2 27.6 24. Boston Bridgeport Honolulu Los Angeles INew York San Francisco San Jose Seattle Washington, D.C. Austin Boston Bridgeport Honolulu I Los Angeles New York San FranciscoI San Jose I Seattle Washington, D.C. BostonI Bridgeport Austin Boston In addition to spending an average of 42 hours a year in traffic, drivers in these cities face congestion that can increase travel time by 15% or more. % DRIVING TO WORK In many of the worst cities for traffic congestion, a relatively high percentage of commuters use public transportation. In 2011, more than 31% of York area residents took public Boston transportation to get to work, any other metro area. While a relatively high percentage of residents transportation, highways, bridges and tunnels remain overwhelmed by the millions of commuters that continué to drive to work. 77% more double Bridgeport 82% in these cities use public Honolulu 80% Los Angeles 84% New York 57% THE RONTERN San Francisco 71% San Jose 87% Seattle Sources http://www.inrix.com/Scorecard/summary.asp http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/0s/04/worst-traffic-cities/2127661/ http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/05/01/ten-cities-with-the-worst-traffic/ 81% Washington, D.C. 76%