Which U.S. cities have the worst traffic?
Chicago takes the number one spot on a list of worst cities in the U.S. After that, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Miami rounded out the top five cities in the U.S. where drivers lost the most amount of time waiting for traffic to move along.

A driver in Chicago lost 155 hours due to traffic, in Boston 134 hours, in New York City 117 hours, in Philadelphia 114 hours, and in Miami 105 hours. 28 cities in the U.S. (plus Toronto and San Juan, Puerto Rico) had the worst traffic in 2022, according to Inrix.

Which U.S. city had the slowest speed in downtown traffic?
Five U.S. cities tied for the slowest speed in downtown traffic at 11 miles per hour: Chicago, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

Which cities outside the U.S. and Canada had the worst traffic?
Besides being the worst in the U.S. for traffic, Chicago ranked No. 2 in the world, behind London.

how is LA not on that list ?

takes an hour to drive 1/2 mile in any given direction, even at midnight

LA is #7 in that article:
https://www.thestreet.com/personal-fina ... -in-the-us

Driving thru Atlanta makes me understand why road rage occurs

the idea that more lanes doesnt help was born in college. they just expanded the beltline in madison to 4 lanes and it made a world of difference. this was after two decades of city engineers and tree huggers crying with 'facts' that it wouldnt change traffic flow.

anyone who has been to Rome knows that is the most chaotic traffic city in the industrialized world

There's a great story about how jaywalking came about. In the 1920s, new car sales were falling, so ‘jaywalking’ was created to blame accidents on pedestrians, rather than aggressive drivers. Jays were supposedly country bumpkin types.

There's a great story about how jaywalking came about. In the 1920s, new car sales were falling, so ‘jaywalking’ was created to blame accidents on pedestrians, rather than aggressive drivers. Jays were supposedly country bumpkin types.

There's a great story about how jaywalking came about. In the 1920s, new car sales were falling, so ‘jaywalking’ was created to blame accidents on pedestrians, rather than aggressive drivers. Jays were supposedly country bumpkin types.

I have to assume there's some correlation with the insane amount of construction going on each year. Some roads, like Lake Cook Road through Buffalo Grove, etc., feels like its under constant construction in stretches. The Kennedy right now is, what, a 3+ year project?

There is a fairly large difference between a horse drawn carriage going 5 mph and a car going even 20 mph so the idea that it was somehow the evil auto manufacturers that stole the right of pedestrians to walk into traffic whenever and wherever they wanted is kind of stupid.

Rand through Lake Zurich felt like it was under construction for a decade. Maybe it was.


A big difference between Chicago and Detroit's respective downtowns is that walk signals in the Loop are sort of a vague suggestion whereas in Detroit, if you do not wait for the walk signal, they will run you over. Now that's a car city.

Maybe Chicago could use a Big Dig. Sure it make take 40 years to complete, but 22nd century traffic will be great.

LA is #7 in that article:
https://www.thestreet.com/personal-fina ... -in-the-us

There's a great story about how jaywalking came about. In the 1920s, new car sales were falling, so ‘jaywalking’ was created to blame accidents on pedestrians, rather than aggressive drivers. Jays were supposedly country bumpkin types.

There are some stretches of expressway that could probably be lidded, which might at least create some more greenspace.

Can you imagine how the west loop would change if the city did that from Jackson until Augusta over the Kennedy?

That traffic is different. Having a sea of people walking will make traffic difficult. The highways and roads outside of the centre aren't bad.