October 01, 2003

We're #2

Hitting the bay area papers today are articles reminding us all how much the commute around here sucks. The San Francisco-Oakland area ranked second to only Los Angeles as the most congested metropolis in the country according to a new study released Tuesday. California capture 5 of the top-20 slots with Northern California grabbing #2 (SF/Oak) and #7 (San Jose). Yes, we bay area residents can expect to spend between 60-68 extra hours behind the wheel of our cars.

One thing I found interesting was that New York wasn't in the top-20. I saw traffic there first hand this summer and it looked worse than what I'm used to seeing in San Jose. Go figure.

For those interested here is a link to the AP article which includes the top-20 listed below.

  1. Los Angeles 90
  2. San Francisco-Oakland 68
  3. Denver 64
  4. Miami 63
  5. Chicago 61
  6. Phoenix 61
  7. San Jose, Calif. 60
  8. Boston 58
  9. Washington, D.C. 58
  10. Portland, Ore. 58
  11. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Fla. 57
  12. Seattle-Everett 56
  13. Atlanta 55
  14. San Bernardino-Riverside, Calif. 55
  15. Houston 55
  16. Detroit 54
  17. Minneapolis/St.Paul 53
  18. San Diego 51
  19. Las Vegas 51
  20. Dallas-Fort Worth 51

Posted by ac at October 1, 2003 01:56 PM

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