US: Traffic Congestion Worsens as Transit Ridership Falls
Feb. 24, 2017
Traffic congestion cost American drivers more than $295 billion in 2016, a new study finds, as a recovering economy and sustained low gas prices put more drivers on the roads.
Source The Hill
Traffic congestion cost American drivers more than $295 billion in 2016, a new study finds, as a recovering economy and sustained low gas prices put more drivers on the roads.
At the same time, federal transportation data shows the number of Americans using mass transit systems is falling in most of the nation’s major cities, contributing to jammed roadways as motorists decide to drive themselves.
