Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Population group	Urban area	Gallons wasted (millions)												% change Short-term 1995-1999		% change Long-term 1982-1999
Population group	Urban area	1982	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	%	Rank	%	Rank
Med	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	^R1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	75	7	600	26
Med	Albuquerque, NM	2	5	9	9	11	14	18	^R20	^R24	^R27	26	28	40	28	1300	6
Lrg	Atlanta, GA	^R28	50	^R81	75	^R91	117	162	^R167	^R191	^R222	231	239	43	26	754	17
Med	Austin, TX	^R6	11	^R17	18	20	24	26	^R31	^R34	^R43	44	46	48	21	667	21
Sml	Bakersfield, CA	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	50	18	NM	61
Lrg	Baltimore, MD	^R20	38	^R81	80	^R80	82	89	^R99	^R98	^R101	101	103	4	56	415	35
Sml	Beaumont, TX	0	1	^R1	1	^R2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	58	NM	61
Vlg	Boston, MA	^R52	82	^R129	128	^R134	149	154	^R167	^R170	^R176	185	189	13	50	263	45
Sml	Boulder, CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	66	NM	61
Sml	Brownsville, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NM	66	NM	61
Lrg	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	3	4	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	^R8	9	13	63	13	333	41
Med	Charlotte, NC	^R3	7	^R16	18	^R17	16	17	^R19	^R23	^R29	31	32	68	10	967	10
Vlg	Chicago, IL-Northwestern, IN	^R119	175	^R267	279	^R286	302	298	^R323	^R357	^R367	403	403	25	40	239	50
Lrg	Cincinnati, OH-KY	^R7	12	^R28	30	^R35	40	47	^R47	^R52	^R59	63	68	45	24	871	13
Lrg	Cleveland, OH	4	5	^R18	20	23	29	34	^R43	^R49	^R54	54	60	40	28	1400	3
Sml	Colorado Springs, CO	0	2	2	2	^R3	4	5	^R6	7	^R8	11	13	117	2	NM	61
Lrg	Columbus, OH	4	5	^R20	22	^R26	27	31	^R34	^R37	^R44	45	47	38	30	1075	8
Sml	Corpus Christi, TX	2	2	2	3	^R3	2	2	^R3	3	3	3	3	0	58	50	60
Lrg	Dallas, TX	^R23	52	^R74	81	^R84	96	103	^R112	^R115	^R138	149	168	50	18	630	24
Lrg	Denver, CO	^R26	37	^R48	51	^R61	70	74	^R90	^R95	^R105	115	124	38	30	377	39
Vlg	Detroit, MI	^R69	79	^R191	196	^R222	236	221	^R221	^R241	^R245	242	248	12	51	259	46
Med	El Paso, TX-NM	2	2	^R5	7	^R8	9	10	^R9	7	9	11	14	56	15	600	26
Sml	Eugene-Springfield, OR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	2	3	200	64	NM	61
Lrg	Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood - Pompano Beach, FL	^R11	13	^R25	30	^R40	44	40	^R43	^R48	^R54	56	65	51	17	491	32
Lrg	Fort Worth, TX	^R8	17	^R27	25	^R27	30	35	^R37	^R41	^R47	57	70	89	4	775	15
Med	Fresno, CA	2	3	9	9	^R9	7	7	8	^R9	^R11	12	14	75	7	600	26
Med	Hartford-Middletown, CT	^R6	11	^R16	16	^R16	12	11	^R13	^R14	^R17	17	19	46	22	217	52
Med	Honolulu, HI	^R6	8	^R18	18	^R20	20	21	^R21	^R20	^R21	21	21	0	58	250	49
Vlg	Houston, TX	^R101	142	^R144	128	^R126	147	147	^R146	^R174	^R202	236	239	64	12	137	56
Lrg	Indianapolis, IN	^R4	5	14	17	^R23	37	49	^R65	^R67	^R71	59	58	-11	65	1350	4
Med	Jacksonville, FL	^R5	7	^R22	23	^R29	30	33	^R40	^R38	^R37	37	39	-3	62	680	20
Lrg	Kansas City, MO-KS	^R3	5	^R12	11	^R15	23	27	^R29	^R34	^R41	41	51	76	6	1600	1
Sml	Laredo, TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	NM	66	NM	61
Lrg	Las Vegas, NV	3	6	^R23	24	^R21	22	28	^R31	^R34	^R34	36	39	26	38	1200	7
Vlg	Los Angeles, CA	^R473	591	^R1,004	1,008	^R1,013	966	949	^R1,001	^R1,025	^R1,010	1,038	1,064	6	55	125	58
Med	Louisville, KY-IN	^R9	10	12	15	22	30	33	32	^R37	^R40	45	48	50	18	433	34
Med	Memphis, TN-AR-MS	^R2	4	^R13	14	^R18	19	26	^R31	^R33	^R36	34	32	3	57	1500	2
Lrg	Miami-Hialeah, FL	^R41	52	102	101	^R111	115	118	^R116	^R114	^R122	126	128	10	54	212	53
Lrg	Milwaukee, WI	^R8	13	22	24	^R27	33	32	^R34	^R37	38	39	43	26	38	438	33
Lrg	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	^R10	20	^R49	50	^R58	71	88	^R98	^R98	^R120	130	141	44	25	1310	5
Med	Nashville, TN	^R10	10	^R17	15	15	17	23	27	^R27	^R34	34	41	52	16	310	42
Lrg	New Orleans, LA	^R17	25	^R25	28	^R26	26	29	^R30	^R28	^R28	29	29	-3	62	71	59
Vlg	New York, NY-Northeastern, NJ	^R180	239	^R527	512	^R511	540	602	^R664	^R729	802	819	860	30	36	378	38
Lrg	Norfolk, VA	^R11	22	^R28	24	^R23	23	26	^R30	^R36	^R39	38	39	30	36	255	48
Lrg	Oklahoma City, OK	^R3	5	^R8	8	^R10	10	10	15	20	22	24	28	87	5	833	14
Med	Omaha, NE-IA	^R2	4	^R7	8	^R10	10	12	^R12	^R14	^R14	16	17	42	27	750	18
Lrg	Orlando, FL	^R9	18	^R31	39	^R43	47	45	^R51	^R57	^R63	67	68	33	33	656	22
Vlg	Philadelphia, PA-NJ	^R49	63	^R100	118	^R117	122	133	^R133	^R149	^R161	175	175	32	35	257	47
Lrg	Phoenix, AZ	25	32	^R64	69	^R73	77	77	^R82	^R102	^R104	110	120	46	22	380	37
Lrg	Pittsburgh, PA	^R16	18	28	28	^R26	27	28	^R31	^R31	^R32	35	37	19	44	131	57
Lrg	Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA	^R7	12	^R33	35	^R44	58	58	^R63	^R72	^R72	74	79	25	40	1029	9
Med	Providence-Pawtucket, RI-MA	4	9	^R22	20	^R19	21	23	^R25	^R29	^R29	36	40	60	14	900	12
Med	Rochester, NY	1	2	4	5	6	6	6	^R7	^R7	9	7	8	14	47	700	19
Lrg	Sacramento, CA	^R12	19	^R52	54	^R51	55	59	^R59	^R70	^R66	67	72	22	43	500	31
Sml	Salem, OR	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	^R3	^R3	3	4	4	33	33	NM	61
Med	Salt Lake City, UT	^R3	5	^R11	14	^R16	20	24	^R27	^R29	^R28	25	26	-4	64	767	16
Lrg	San Antonio, TX	^R7	15	^R15	15	19	16	18	^R24	^R28	^R31	35	46	92	3	557	29
Lrg	San Bernardino-Riverside, CA	^R8	21	^R56	64	^R65	69	71	^R73	^R77	^R75	82	83	14	47	938	11
Lrg	San Diego, CA	^R22	43	^R122	120	^R128	125	122	^R127	^R127	^R131	143	158	24	42	618	25
Vlg	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	^R102	153	^R241	229	^R231	233	223	^R237	^R242	^R239	254	263	11	52	158	55
Lrg	San Jose, CA	^R40	57	^R87	92	^R89	86	86	^R93	^R94	^R92	100	108	16	46	170	54
Lrg	Seattle-Everett, WA	^R44	69	^R129	141	^R154	143	143	^R139	^R143	^R154	161	162	17	45	268	44
Sml	Spokane, WA	^R1	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	^R4	^R5	5	5	67	11	400	36
Lrg	St. Louis, MO-IL	^R29	46	^R52	52	^R61	102	114	^R118	^R120	^R129	132	135	14	47	366	40
Med	Tacoma, WA	^R4	6	^R14	16	^R16	18	19	^R19	^R21	^R24	24	26	37	32	550	30
Med	Tampa, FL	^R11	13	^R27	32	^R34	35	42	^R44	^R42	^R42	42	44	0	58	300	43
Med	Tucson, AZ	^R3	4	^R9	9	9	12	13	13	15	^R20	24	22	69	9	633	23
Vlg	Washington, DC-MD-VA	^R73	120	^R185	191	^R204	204	217	^R219	^R234	^R229	237	242	11	52	232	51
	68 Area Average	26	37	65	66	69	73	76	81	87	92	96	100^a	23		285
	Very Large Area Average	135	183	310	310	316	322	327	346	369	381	399	410^a	18		204
	Large Area Average	15	25	45	47	51	57	62	66	71	77	80	85^a	29		467
	Medium Area Average	4	6	13	14	16	17	19	21	23	25	26	28^a	33		600
	Small Area Average	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4^a	100		NM

KEY: NM = not meaningful; R = revised.

Vlg = Very Large Urban Areas - over 3 million population.

Lrg = Large Urban Areas - over 1 million and less than 3 million population.

Med = Medium Urban Areas - over 500,000 and less than 1 million population.

Sml = Small Urban Areas - less than 500,000 population.

^a The wasted fuel for each urban area category for 1999 was obtained from table A-7 of TTI's The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report referenced below. The wasted fuel for all other years was calculated using raw data obtained from internet site http://mobility.tamu.edu as of Oct. 17, 2001, where the total annual wasted fuel for each year and urban area was divided by the number of cities in that particular urban area.

NOTES: "Wasted" fuel is the difference between the fuel consumed under estimated existing conditions and the fuel consumed if all traffic was moving at free-flow conditions. Calculations are made for peak period speeds and for free-flow speeds on both the freeway and principal arterial systems.

For a more detailed description of the formulas used, see the source document.

Short and Long Term Percentages and Ranks were recalculated using data for 1999, therefore, all data in corresponding columns is revised.

The cities shown represent the 50 largest metropolitan areas, as well as others chosen by the states sponsoring the study.

SOURCE: 1982-99: Texas Transportation Institute, The 2001 Annual Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2001).

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Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion

Table 4-27: Annual Wasted Fuel Due to Congestion