TABLE 13/14 Travel Time Index and Change by Metro Area Population for 75 Metro Areas: 1990 and 2000
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TABLE 13/14 Travel Time Index and Change by Metro Area Population for 75 Metro Areas: 1990 and 2000
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| Urban Areas of 1 million or greater | Population (000) 2000 | Travel Time Index 1990 | Travel Time Index 2000 | Change 1900-2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York NY-Northeastern NJ | 17,090 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 0.10 |
| Los Angeles CA | 12,680 | 1.91 | 1.90 | -0.01 |
| Chicago IL-Northwestern IN | 8,090 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 0.10 |
| Philadelphia PA-NJ | 4,590 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 0.10 |
| San Francisco-Oakland CA | 4,030 | 1.50 | 1.59 | 0.09 |
| Detroit MI | 4,025 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 0.06 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 3,800 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 0.15 |
| Washington DC-MD-VA | 3,560 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 0.12 |
| Houston TX | 3,375 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 0.07 |
| Boston MA | 3,025 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 0.18 |
| Atlanta GA | 2,975 | 1.14 | 1.36 | 0.22 |
| San Diego CA | 2,710 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 0.12 |
| Phoenix AZ | 2,600 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 0.19 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 2,475 | 1.12 | 1.38 | 0.26 |
| Miami-Hialeah FL | 2,270 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 0.13 |
| Baltimore MD | 2,170 | 1.21 | 1.29 | 0.08 |
| St. Louis MO-IL | 2,040 | 1.11 | 1.23 | 0.12 |
| Seattle-Everett WA | 2,000 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 0.11 |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL | 1,950 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 0.03 |
| Denver CO | 1,910 | 1.17 | 1.42 | 0.25 |
| Cleveland OH | 1,885 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 0.07 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1,790 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 |
| San Jose CA | 1,675 | 1.44 | 1.42 | -0.02 |
| Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Bch FL | 1,560 | 1.14 | 1.37 | 0.23 |
| Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach VA | 1,500 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 0.03 |
| Portland-Vancouver OR-WA | 1,500 | 1.16 | 1.40 | 0.24 |
| Kansas City MO-KS | 1,420 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 0.07 |
| San Bernardino-Riverside CA | 1,410 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 0.10 |
| Sacramento CA | 1,395 | 1.20 | 1.31 | 0.11 |
| Milwaukee WI | 1,365 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 0.14 |
| Cincinnati OH-KY | 1,285 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 0.14 |
| San Antonio TX | 1,250 | 1.08 | 1.23 | 0.15 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1,200 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 0.12 |
| Orlando FL | 1,200 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 0.13 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY | 1,110 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.04 |
| New Orleans LA | 1,105 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 0.02 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 1,080 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 0.06 |
| Columbus OH | 1,040 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 0.09 |
| W Palm Bch-Boca Raton-Delray Bch FL | 1,030 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 0.13 |
| Indianapolis IN | 1,020 | 1.06 | 1.24 | 0.18 |
| Memphis TN-AR-MS | 975 | 1.09 | 1.21 | 0.12 |
| Providence-Pawtucket RI-MA | 915 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 0.09 |
| Salt Lake City UT | 900 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 0.09 |
| Jacksonville FL | 865 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 0.04 |
| Louisville KY-IN | 840 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 0.16 |
| Tulsa OK | 800 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.07 |
| Austin TX | 730 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 0.15 |
| Nashville TN | 700 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 0.08 |
| Honolulu HI | 695 | 1.22 | 1.20 | -0.02 |
| Tucson AZ | 680 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 0.09 |
| Birmingham AL | 670 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 0.11 |
| El Paso TX-NM | 655 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 0.13 |
| Rochester NY | 650 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.03 |
| Charlotte NC | 645 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 0.11 |
| Hartford-Middletown CT | 645 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 0.03 |
| Richmond VA | 640 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 0.05 |
| Omaha NE-IA | 625 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.06 |
| Tacoma WA | 605 | 1.11 | 1.23 | 0.12 |
| Albuquerque NM | 595 | 1.10 | 1.26 | 0.16 |
| Fresno CA | 555 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 0.07 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY | 515 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.02 |
| Colorado Springs CO | 465 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 0.16 |
| Charleston SC | 455 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 0.04 |
| Bakersfield CA | 405 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.03 |
| Spokane WA | 330 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.04 |
| Corpus Christi TX | 315 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.01 |
| Pensacola FL | 305 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 0.06 |
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL | 290 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.06 |
| Anchorage AK | 260 | 1.05 | 1.04 | -0.01 |
| Eugene-Springfield OR | 220 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 0.08 |
| Salem OR | 195 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 0.06 |
| Laredo TX | 185 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.03 |
| Brownsville TX | 155 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.04 |
| Beaumont TX | 145 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.02 |
| Boulder CO | 110 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 0.06 |
NOTE: The Travel Time Index is the ratio of peak period travel time to free-flow travel time. The Travel Time Index expresses the average amount of extra time it takes to travel in the peak relative to free-flow travel.
SOURCE: Texas A & M University, Texas Transportation Institutue, 2002 Urban Mobility Report (College Station, TX: 2002), available at http://tti.tamu.edu/, as of May 2003.