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I agree that DC should be on the list, but after living in Chicago for a few years, I've seen traffic just as bad here (in some cases worse) than I've ever seen in DC. The main difference is in Chicago the majority of people commute into the city, so the main people with nightmare commutes are those living in the suburbs. If you live in the core hub of the city, the public transportation is so good that you won't experience a lot of the nasty traffic. In DC, people work in the city and throughout the suburbs, so it's harder to avoid the bad traffic (everyone is affected). But the commutes from the NW and SW Chicago suburbs into the city are some of the most brutal commutes you can imagine- worse than most DC commutes imo. The traffic seems endless and that's before you eve get downtown (which is another story during rush hour).
At one time it used to be traffic getting in and out of DC was what made traffic so bad but with more and more job centers popping up around the region traffic now is literally bad everywhere.
Fairfax County has more fortune 500 companies than DC, which kind of makes the DC metro unique, unlike most places, it's not just traffic centered around a major city.
Out of Texas Cities, I have been to.
Greater Houston
We were stuck in traffic in Brookshire that was 7 miles long because of a car accident. Just the number of people using I-ten got a rural area like Brookshire to become flooded with cars.
Greater Austin
Metroplex- DFW
San Antonio
On the city level
Austin
Dallas or Houston
San Antonio or Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
It's DC, by far. I have been in traffic that literally did not move for about 20 minutes one time in 2009. I'm pretty sure that we were on the Capitol Beltway at that time.
I'm glad that my city, Philadelphia, does not have traffic as bad as other cities on the list. The Schuylkill Expressway does jam frequently near the Belmont Curve, I-95 has become a mess with its reconstruction, and U.S. 422 can be a nightmare at times, but we are much better off than other cities. We have an excellent commuter rail system, so traveling by car on the highway doesn't even have to be an option.
It's DC, by far. I have been in traffic that literally did not move for about 20 minutes one time in 2009. I'm pretty sure that we were on the Capitol Beltway at that time.
Have experienced this in a number of cities, including NYC, Toronto, Chicago and Miami. Definitely not DC by far, but for sure it should have been included in the poll.
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