D.C. is No. 1 for Worst Traffic
Alexandria commuters may spend an extra $1,398 per year in gas and time just sitting in traffic, according to a new congestion and traffic report.
We’re No. 1, and it’s not a good thing. Traffic congestion in the Washington, D.C. metro area has been ranked worst in the country by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)—again. The area tied with Chicago for the honor in 2011. The study rates our region’s traffic worse than San Francisco-Oakland, Los Angeles, New York-Newark and Boston. TTI’s Urban Mobility Report, released Tuesday, includes a “Planning Time Index,” which measures “travel reliability.” That factor designates “the amount of extra time needed to arrive on time for higher priority events, such as an airline departure, just-in-time shipments, medical appointments or especially important social commitments.” “PTIs on freeways vary widely across the nation, from 1.31 (about…
