The Texas Transportation Institute has issued its annual report on congestion in American cities.
As usual, Austin doesn't do well, punching well above its class. Tthe average Austin traveler experienced an annual delay of 39 hours in 2007.
That's up from 32 hours in 1997, although no worse than 2006.
Ryan Avent puts the Austin figures in perspective:
The average traveler in the New York metro area faces 44 hours wasted per year, for...
Density and congestion, etc.
Whenever I see new data on cities, I'm always tempted to match them to the cities' weighted densities, if for no other reason than no one else does it. And so with the Texas Transportation...
Density and congestion, etc.
Whenever I see new data on cities, I'm always tempted to match them to the cities' weighted densities, if for no other reason than no one else does it. And so with the Texas...
How highway spending reduces congestion (or doesn't)
The Texas Transportation Institute estimates that highway congestion cost Americans $78 billion in 2007. The average person probably couldn't cite a specific number, but he knows...
How highway spending reduces congestion (or doesn't)
The Texas Transportation Institute estimates that highway congestion cost Americans $78 billion in 2007. The average person probably couldn't cite a specific number, but he knows it's a...
Congestion pricing and growth
Still riding my congestion-pricing hobby horse . . . I admit that pricing free roads does make some people worse off. That's only natural since people who use free roads during peak...
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