Table 18 Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Person in Urban Areas: 1992 and 2002
Table 18 Roadway Delay and Congestion Cost per Person in Urban Areas: 1992 and 2002
Annual Roadway Delay per Person
(Hours per year)
| 1992 cost per person |
2002 cost per person |
Percentage
change 1992-2002 |
Annual
growth rate 1992-2002 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very large areas | 55 | 62 | 13 | 1.2 |
| Large areas | 28 | 38 | 36 | 3.1 |
| Medium areas | 14 | 25 | 79 | 6.0 |
| Small areas | 9 | 12 | 33 | 2.9 |
| 85-area average | 38 | 46 | 21 | 1.9 |
Annual Roadway Congestion Cost per Person
(Current dollars)
| 1992 cost per person |
2002 cost per person |
Percentage
change 1992-2002 |
Annual
growth rate 1992-2002 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very large areas | 338 | 567 | 68 | 5.3 |
| Large areas | 178 | 364 | 104 | 7.4 |
| Medium areas | 95 | 238 | 151 | 9.6 |
| Small areas | 57 | 116 | 104 | 7.4 |
| 85-area average | 242 | 435 | 80 | 6.0 |
Key:
Very large = over 3 million population (e.g., New York-Northern NJ).
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).
Notes: The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) estimates delay indirectly by using traffic volumes and methodology developed by the Federal Highway Administration for estimating the effects of roadway incidents.
TTI estimates cost by taking into account fuel cost, value of time, and commercial vehicle operating cost.
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, 2004 Urban Mobility Report, "Base Statistics for the 85 Urban Areas" spreadsheet, available at http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion_data/, as of November 2004.