UCR April 2009-June 2009 (FY 2009, Q3)
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A Snapshot of Congestion Trends in the U.S. for April (Apr) 2009 through June (Jun) 2009.
Congested Hours
Average duration of weekday congestion
-25 minutes
from last year
Apr-Jun 2009: 4:06
Apr-Jun 2008: 4:31
Travel Time Index
Peak period travel times vs. off-peak travel times
-2 points
from last year
Apr-Jun 2009: 1.17
Apr-Jun 2008: 1.19
Planning Time Index
Unreliability (variability) of travel
-2 points
from last year
Apr-Jun 2009: 1.42
Apr-Jun 2008: 1.44
Summary of Nationwide Trends
- All three nationwide measures showed slight improvements when compared to the same three months in 2008.
- Eleven of the 21 cities showed improvements in all three measures.
- One of the 21 cities showed worsening conditions in all three measures.
- Nine of the 21 cities were mostly unchanged or had mixed results among the three measures.
Congestion and Reliability Trends for Each UCR City
| City | Congested Hours | Travel Time Index | Planning Time Index | % Change in VMT | % Usable Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Change from 2008 | 2009 | Change from 2008 | 2009 | Change from 2008 | |||
| Atlanta, GA | 4:41 | -2:25 | 1.19 | -1% | 1.54 | +3% | -2% | 57% |
| Boston, MA | 4:42 | +0:14 | 1.21 | 0% | 1.54 | +2% | -2% | 100% |
| Chicago, IL | 10:03 | +0:17 | 1.32 | -6% | 1.72 | -8% | 2% | 85% |
| Detroit, MI | 3:17 | -1:42 | 1.05 | -3% | 1.20 | -6% | -32% | 72% |
| Houston, TX | 3:55 | -0:19 | 1.23 | -3% | 1.54 | -2% | n.a. | 80% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 3:07 | -1:17 | 1.14 | -6% | 1.35 | -13% | -1% | 97% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1:33 | +0:08 | 1.04 | 0% | 1.13 | 0% | 2% | 100% |
| Orange County, CA | 2:58 | -0:15 | 1.14 | -3% | 1.37 | -3% | 0% | 100% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5:39 | -0:04 | 1.24 | 0% | 1.51 | +1% | 1% | 100% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4:54 | +0:04 | 1.21 | +1% | 1.57 | +8% | -3% | 92% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2:31 | -0:15 | 1.10 | -4% | 1.27 | -8% | -2% | 98% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5:58 | -2:20 | 1.20 | -5% | 1.43 | -9% | 6% | 100% |
| Portland, OR | 1:37 | -0:06 | 1.21 | 0% | 1.55 | 0% | 1% | 33% |
| Providence, RI | 2:23 | +0:12 | 1.07 | -1% | 1.24 | +1% | 5% | 100% |
| Riverside - San Bernardino, CA | 2:37 | -0:03 | 1.08 | -1% | 1.21 | -1% | 2% | 100% |
| Sacramento, CA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| St. Louis, MO | 1:55 | -0:42 | 1.07 | 0% | 1.24 | +3% | 16% | 98% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| San Antonio, TX | 3:03 | +0:32 | 1.09 | 0% | 1.25 | -4% | -4% | 91% |
| San Diego, CA | 1:44 | -0:18 | 1.05 | -4% | 1.17 | -7% | 0% | 100% |
| San Francisco, CA | 2:31 | -0:29 | 1.10 | -2% | 1.27 | -3% | 1% | 99% |
| Seattle, WA | 5:03 | -0:36 | 1.27 | -4% | 1.65 | -7% | -1% | 100% |
| Tampa, FL | 2:31 | -0:07 | 1.10 | -1% | 1.29 | +1% | 0% | 100% |
Notes:
Green bolded values (with – sign) indicate improving conditions; red italics (with + sign) indicate worsening conditions.
"n.a." indicates that data was not available or was of insufficient quality.
Comparison of 2009 to 2008 is for the same three-month period (April - June).
For more information on the UCR, contact Rich Taylor (Rich.Taylor@dot.gov).
