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*
Note: Index represents rank of highest to lowest areas
for values calculated for daily vehicle-kilometers of
travel, and per lane kilometer of travel.
Ranking
of Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas By Congestion, 2000
Index
Value
Rank* Total
Costs Rank**
Los
Angeles, CA
1
1
San
Francisco-Oakland, CA
2
4
Chicago,
IL-Northwestern IN
3
3
Washington,
DC-MD-VA
4
6
Seattle-Everett,
WA
5
14
Miami-Hialeah,
FL
5
11
Boston,
MA
5
10
San
Jose, CA
8
18
Denver, CO
8
16
New
York, NY-Northeastern NJ
10
2
Phoenix,
AZ
11
12
Portland-Vancouver,
OR-WA
11
25
Houston,
TX
13
7
Minneapolis-St
Paul, MN
13
17
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano
Beach, FL
15
20
San
Diego, CA
15
15
Atlanta,
GA
17
9
Las
Vegas, NV
18
29
San Bernardino-Riverside, CA
19
20
Detroit, MI
19
8
Dallas-Fort
Worth, TX
21
5
Sacramento,
CA
22
26
Orlando,
FL
23
24
Baltimore,
MD
23
19
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
23
23
**
Note: Costs represent a ranking of highest to lowest areas
in annual costs due to congestion based on delays and
fuel consumption.
Source:
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University; Montgomery County
Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.