2008 Top Congested Metros (cost, metropolitan, Atlanta, Los Angeles)

[tonygeorgia]

2008 Top Congested Metros
Rank Metro Area Change*
1.Los Angelessame
2.New Yorksame
3.Chicagosame
4.Dallas/Fort Worth
5.Washington D.C.
6.Houston
7.San Francisco
8.Bostonsame
9.Seattle/Tacomasame
10.Minneapolis/St. Paul


INRIX National Traffic Scorecard

[ladarron]

in dallas-fort worth traffic is horrible.

[Newarkbomb]

interesting.

[ainulinale]

That's hard for me to believe Seattle and Minneapolis are higher than Philadelphia.

[aaronstlcards]

I have heard from numerous people that Atlanta has a ton of traffic and gridlock.

[Rachael84]

Yep, the Cross Bronx is DEFINITELY the worst highway to take. I avoid taking that road at all costs. Few years ago, my friend got a flat at night on it. We went to a stolen tires shop and got a tire for super cheap. Mind you, this is the south Bronx where many of repair stores sell stolen goods lol. That was an interesting experience.

Even at 3am on a traffic map, you'll still see that highway lined with red!

[backdrifter]

Originally Posted by ainulinale

That's hard for me to believe Seattle and Minneapolis are higher than Philadelphia.

Don't know about Minneapolis, but Seattle's got it bad.

[nate14ri]

boston traffic sucks. the infrastructure is not built for the amount of daily volume. even w/ the big dig.

[westhou]

Originally Posted by ladarron

in dallas-fort worth traffic is horrible.

I was once told the reason for this is because people in the Metroplex travel from suburb to suburb instead of suburb to city which makes traffic a mess in all directions.