2014 Urban Mobility Report : Powered by INRIX Traffic Data

The 2014 Urban Mobility Report is the 4th prepared in partnership with INRIX. The data behind the 2014 Urban Mobility Report are hundreds of speed data points on almost every mile of major road in urban America for almost every 15-minute period of the average day of the week. The data from 1982 to 2013 show that, short of major economic problems, congestion will continue to increase if projects, programs and policies are not expanded. The problem is very large. In 2013, congestion caused urban Americans to travel 6.8 billion hours more and to purchase an extra 3.1 billion gallons of fuel for a congestion cost of $153 billion. The extra time American motorists endure is about 4 percent above its pre-recession peak in 2007. Employment was up by more than 400,000 jobs from 2012 to 2013; if transportation investment continues to lag, congestion will get worse. This document includes congestion estimates for each of the 471 U.S. urban areas, an overview of congestion relief strategies, truck congestion data, and a congestion forecast for 2020.