UCR October 2008-December 2008 (FY 2009, Q1)
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A Snapshot of Congestion Trends in the U.S. for October (Oct) 2008 through December (Dec) 2008.
Congested Hours
Average duration of weekday congestion
-23 minutes
from last year
Oct-Dec 2008: 4:57
Oct-Dec 2007: 5:20
Travel Time Index
Peak period travel times vs. off-peak travel times
-2 points
from last year
Oct-Dec 2008: 1.24
Oct-Dec 2007: 1.26
Planning Time Index
Unreliability (variability) of travel
-2 points
from last year
Oct-Dec 2008: 1.59
Oct-Dec 2007: 1.61
Summary of Nationwide Trends
- All three nationwide measures showed slight improvements when compared to the same three months in 2007.
- Thirteen of the 21 cities showed improvements in all three measures.
- Three of the 21 cities showed worsening conditions in all three measures.
- Five of the 21 cities were mostly unchanged or had mixed results among the three measures.
Congestion and Reliability Trends for Each UCR City
| City | Congested Hours | Travel Time Index | Planning Time Index | % Change in VMT | % Usable Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Change from 2007 | 2008 | Change from 2007 | 2008 | Change from 2007 | |||
| Atlanta, GA | 5:36 | -1:19 | 1.21 | -8% | 1.57 | -17% | -2% | 58% |
| Boston, MA | 5:09 | -0:15 | 1.26 | -4% | 1.72 | -2% | -2% | 95% |
| Chicago, IL | 10:01 | +0:06 | 1.37 | -4% | 1.92 | +3% | -2% | 94% |
| Detroit, MI | 5:24 | -2:43 | 1.08 | -3% | 1.30 | -6% | -33% | 73% |
| Houston, TX | 5:21 | +0:35 | 1.37 | +6% | 1.84 | +15% | -5% | 88% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 4:38 | +0:29 | 1.23 | +1% | 1.72 | +14% | 0% | 99% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1:18 | -1:14 | 1.05 | +1% | 1.15 | 0% | 8% | 100% |
| Orange County, CA | 4:24 | +0:24 | 1.24 | +2% | 1.56 | +6% | -2% | 100% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 6:30 | -0:26 | 1.32 | -2% | 1.70 | -1% | 1% | 100% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5:01 | -0:33 | 1.19 | -4% | 1.51 | -7% | 4% | 83% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2:54 | -1:59 | 1.19 | -9% | 1.47 | -22% | -2% | 100% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6:17 | -1:26 | 1.20 | -4% | 1.46 | -9% | -1% | 91% |
| Portland, OR | 2:18 | -0:42 | 1.32 | -3% | 1.93 | +5% | -6% | 32% |
| Providence, RI | 2:48 | -0:45 | 1.10 | -3% | 1.35 | -4% | 1% | 100% |
| Riverside - San Bernardino, CA | 2:42 | -0:59 | 1.10 | -5% | 1.28 | -10% | -1% | 100% |
| Sacramento, CA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| St. Louis, MO | 2:29 | -0:50 | 1.08 | -4% | 1.29 | -8% | 3% | 99% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| San Antonio, TX | 5:36 | +1:22 | 1.13 | -4% | 1.33 | -17% | 3% | 86% |
| San Diego, CA | 2:08 | -0:58 | 1.10 | -6% | 1.29 | -13% | 0% | 100% |
| San Francisco, CA | 3:21 | -1:08 | 1.17 | -2% | 1.38 | -8% | -4% | 94% |
| Seattle, WA | 5:52 | -1:20 | 1.35 | -9% | 1.82 | -14% | -5% | 100% |
| Tampa, FL | 3:27 | +0:43 | 1.11 | 0% | 1.27 | -1% | -3% | 99% |
Notes:
Green bolded values (with – sign) indicate improving conditions; red italics (with + sign) indicate worsening conditions.
"n.a." indicates that data was not available or was of insufficient quality.
Comparison of 2009 to 2008 is for the same three-month period (October - December).
For more information on the UCR, contact Rich Taylor (Rich.Taylor@dot.gov).
