UCR January 2009-March 2009 (FY 2009, Q2)
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A Snapshot of Congestion Trends in the U.S. for January (Jan) 2009 through March (Mar) 2009.
Congested Hours
Average duration of weekday congestion
-28 minutes
from last year
Jan-Mar 2009: 4:20
Jan-Mar 2008: 4:48
Travel Time Index
Peak period travel times vs. off-peak travel times
-4 points
from last year
Jan-Mar 2009: 1.19
Jan-Mar 2008: 1.23
Planning Time Index
Unreliability (variability) of travel
-9 points
from last year
Jan-Mar 2009: 1.48
Jan-Mar 2008: 1.57
Summary of Nationwide Trends
- All three nationwide measures showed slight improvements when compared to the same three months in 2008.
- Seventeen of the 21 cities showed improvements in all three measures.
- Two of the 21 cities showed worsening conditions in all three measures.
- Two 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Change from 2008 | 2009 | Change from 2008 | 2009 | Change from 2008 | |||
| Atlanta, GA | 5:58 | +0:17 | 1.22 | -6% | 1.57 | -15% | -1% | 62% |
| Boston, MA | 3:36 | -0:15 | 1.16 | -3% | 1.44 | -8% | -2% | 100% |
| Chicago, IL | 9:35 | -0:32 | 1.29 | -11% | 1.75 | -23% | -1% | 89% |
| Detroit, MI | 3:41 | -0:54 | 1.09 | -3% | 1.37 | -23% | -1% | 85% |
| Houston, TX | 4:32 | -0:37 | 1.29 | -5% | 1.66 | -14% | n.a. | 82% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 3:25 | +0:30 | 1.16 | +2% | 1.52 | +9% | -1% | 98% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2:10 | +0:53 | 1.05 | +1% | 1.21 | +9% | 3% | 100% |
| Orange County, CA | 3:09 | -0:29 | 1.16 | -4% | 1.42 | -5% | 1% | 100% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 6:04 | -0:24 | 1.28 | -2% | 1.61 | -2% | 1% | 100% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4:24 | +0:01 | 1.16 | -2% | 1.41 | -8% | 0% | 95% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 3:01 | -0:54 | 1.17 | -10% | 1.39 | -25% | -2% | 100% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5:35 | -1:23 | 1.18 | -4% | 1.43 | -8% | -1% | 100% |
| Portland, OR | 1:32 | -0:33 | 1.20 | -8% | 1.55 | -14% | -2% | 33% |
| Providence, RI | 2:20 | -0:31 | 1.07 | -2% | 1.24 | -3% | 1% | 100% |
| Riverside - San Bernardino, CA | 2:44 | -0:25 | 1.09 | -4% | 1.27 | -7% | 0% | 100% |
| Sacramento, CA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| St. Louis, MO | 2:22 | -1:39 | 1.06 | -4% | 1.21 | -16% | 6% | 99% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| San Antonio, TX | 2:32 | -0:10 | 1.12 | -3% | 1.32 | -12% | -2% | 92% |
| San Diego, CA | 2:00 | -0:29 | 1.08 | -4% | 1.25 | -7% | -1% | 100% |
| San Francisco, CA | 2:33 | -0:43 | 1.11 | -4% | 1.29 | -7% | 2% | 99% |
| Seattle, WA | 5:23 | -0:30 | 1.28 | -7% | 1.74 | -8% | -1% | 99% |
| Tampa, FL | 3:05 | -0:33 | 1.14 | -2% | 1.31 | -7% | -1% | 100% |
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 (January - March).
For more information on the UCR, contact Rich Taylor (Rich.Taylor@dot.gov).
