It has long been known that Philadelphia is among the worst places for drivers.
That truth has just been confirmed by some new statistics.
According to a recent analysis by INRIX, a mobility analytics solutions business, the City of Brotherly Love has the fifth-worst traffic congestion in the US. According to the survey, commuters lost an average of 77 hours of productivity over the course of the year as a result of this congestion, which equates to $1,378 in lost time for each vehicle.
The only other Pennsylvanian city listed in the report, Pittsburgh, came in at number eighteen overall. It was discovered that commuters lost an average of 43 hours and $770.
At the top of the list was New York City, New York. An average of 102 hours were wasted by commuters in the Big Apple, costing them almost $1,800.
According to the research, as workers in the United States and Western Europe returned to their offices and fuel prices decreased, traffic congestion increased globally in 2024. According to the most recent data on telecommuting in the United States, tech-heavy metro regions like San Jose, San Francisco, and Seattle are leading the way in the enormous transition from working from home to traveling to the office.
Therefore, unless there are negative social, political, or economic effects, cities are probably going to continue to see an increase in travel in 2025, the analysis concludes. In the future, cities will probably be managing a lot more passengers in different ways, on different days, and at different hours. Departments of Transportation may better manage their road network and enhance the quality of life in their cities by utilizing the newest technologies in traffic, safety, and incident planning.
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