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Table 4-13
Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Peak Traveler^a in Urban Areas: 1993 and 2003

(Hours per year)

	1993 delay per peak traveler	2003 delay per peak traveler	Percentage change 1993-2003	Annual growth rate 1993-2003
Very large areas	55	61	11	1.0
Large areas	28	37	32	2.8
Medium areas	15	25	67	5.2
Small areas	9	13	44	3.7
85-area average	40	47	18	1.6

(Current dollars)

	1993 cost per peak traveler	2003 cost per peak traveler	Percentage change 1993-2003	Annual growth rate 1993-2003
Very large areas	719	1,038	44	3.7
Large areas	374	620	66	5.2
Medium areas	199	418	110	7.7
Small areas	118	222	88	6.5
85-area average	523	794	52	4.3

^a A peak traveler is estimated to travel from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Key:

Very large = over 3 million population (e.g., New York-Northern New Jersey).

Large = 1 million-3 million population (e.g., Atlanta).

Medium = selected areas with 500,000-1 million population (e.g., Memphis).

Small = selected areas under 500,000 population (e.g., Colorado Springs).

Note: See Glossary for definitions of delay and congestion cost.

Source: Texas Transportation Institute, 2005 Urban Mobility Report, "Base Statistics for the 85 Urban Areas" spreadsheet, available at http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/tables/complete_data.xls, as of September 2005.