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Are LI highways, parkways becoming more and more congested and at times where 10 years ago it was not like that? I think so. My theory is that LI population(and cars) keep increasing every year but the roads stay the same...it's only going to get worse.....no??
Going back 10-15 years, no it's not any worse than it used to be from what I've seen on the roads.
Population has pretty much stayed the same in Nassau at 1.3mil - census 2000 and 2010. Suffolk grew 80k people in 10 years which is not a lot given it's still ~1.4mil.
Is it possible that population has remained stable but commuting habits have changed, so the traffic really is worse? I moved here less than 5 years ago and the traffic is noticeably worse than it was when I arrived.
Going back 10-15 years, no it's not any worse than it used to be from what I've seen on the roads.
Population has pretty much stayed the same in Nassau at 1.3mil - census 2000 and 2010. Suffolk grew 80k people in 10 years which is not a lot given it's still ~1.4mil.
Wow, I just figured the pop here increased a lot year to year...
I think people are living longer,driving longer as well as kids are getting their own cars earkier.
We used to have to share the family car as did all my friends.
More women are comuting to work as well
This is what I think. I used to see people in my old town expanding driveways, not houses, to accommodate their growing families.
When we were up over the summer we could not believe the to traffic on the roads in the middle of a weekday. Going down Old Country Rd around noon on a Monday was an exercise inf frustration. I don't know if it's gotten worse or I am just flat out not used to it anymore.
I can't believe anyone thinks the population is increasing enough to affect traffic.
Vehicle miles of travel in New York increased 20 percent from 1990 to 2012 and are expected to increase another 15 percent by 2030
i would assume the same applys to long island as the city
Among all NYC households, 46 percent own cars, according to Census data gathered between 2005 and 2009, compared to 44.3 percent in 2000. Factoring in Census data on the number of cars each household owns, that adds up to about 120,000 more cars in New York City.
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is that LI population(and cars) keep increasing every year but the roads stay the same...it's only going to get worse.....no??
