Have you noticed fewer…MUCH fewer cars on the freeways? I sure have! My drive home from downtown isn’t half as jammed up as I’ve seen in the past. Well a new national report just gave us the answer…
*DETROIT SAW NATION’S 2ND LARGEST DROP IN CONGESTION IN 2008*
So the obvious question is WHY? The obvious answer may be the amount of lay-offs Michigan saw last year!
The analysis was taken by INRIX. The INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2008 Annual Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of congestion in 2008 across America. The Motor City’s 49.6% decline in traffic landed in the 19th most congested city in the nation! Now that may seem surprising to us…since it SEEMS like were always stuck in traffic. But I can admit, I have noticed a drastic change.
Further analysis by INRIX showed that Westbound I-94 at the Lodge was the WORST bottleneck in Detroit. It only ranked as the 516th most congested spot nationwide. Overall, the report showed the congested hour for drivers in Detroit is on Friday from 5-6 p.m.
Here is how the rest of the nation ranks:
The Top 10 Most Congested Cities:
1. Los Angeles, CA
2. New York, NY
3. Chicago, IL
4. Dallas, TX
5. Washington, DC
6. Houston, TX
7. San Francisco, CA
8. Boston, MA
9. Seattle, WA
10. Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN
Check out this website to learn more! http://www.inrix.com/scorecard/
