UCR July 2009-September 2009 (FY 2009, Q4)
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A Snapshot of Congestion Trends in the U.S. for July (JUL) 2009 through September (Sep) 2009.
Congested Hours
Average duration of weekday congestion
-4 minutes
from last year
Jul-Sep 2009: 4:16
Jul-Sep 2008: 4:20
Travel Time Index
Peak period travel times vs. off-peak travel times
-1 points
from last year
Jul-Sep 2009: 1.17
Jul-Sep 2008: 1.18
Planning Time Index
Unreliability (variability) of travel
-2 points
from last year
Jul-Sep 2009: 1.41
Jul-Sep 2008: 1.43
Summary of Nationwide Trends
- All three nationwide measures showed slight improvements when compared to the same three months in 2008.
- Ten of the 22 cities showed improvements in all three measures.
- Four of the 22 cities showed worsening conditions in all three measures.
- Eight of the 22 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 | 5:39 | +0:21 | 1.17 | 0% | 1.53 | +4% | -6% | 60% |
| Boston, MA | 4:51 | -0:01 | 1.20 | +1% | 1.51 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Chicago, IL | 9:31 | -0:63 | 1.30 | -4% | 1.68 | -9% | 1% | 87% |
| Detroit, MI | 3:15 | -1:55 | 1.06 | 0% | 1.22 | +2% | -6% | 75% |
| Houston, TX | 3:53 | -0:38 | 1.23 | -5% | 1.53 | -18% | n.a. | 80% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 3:15 | -0:45 | 1.15 | -4% | 1.38 | -7% | -1% | 99% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1:44 | +0:26 | 1.04 | +1% | 1.14 | +4% | 4% | 100% |
| Orange County, CA | 4:09 | +1:02 | 1.16 | +1% | 1.38 | +2% | 0% | 100% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5:53 | +0:53 | 1.24 | +2% | 1.50 | +4% | -1% | 100% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4:45 | +0:52 | 1.18 | +4% | 1.53 | +13% | -3% | 93% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2:42 | +0:21 | 1.11 | 0% | 1.27 | -2% | -1% | 98% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5:25 | -1:56 | 1.15 | -7% | 1.36 | -11% | 8% | 98% |
| Portland, OR | 1:36 | -0:01 | 1.21 | 0% | 1.58 | +8% | 1% | 33% |
| Providence, RI | 2:19 | -0:07 | 1.07 | +1% | 1.21 | -2% | 5% | 100% |
| Riverside - San Bernardino, CA | 2:39 | +0:24 | 1.07 | 0% | 1.21 | +1% | 1% | 100% |
| Sacramento, CA | 1:45 | -1:11 | 1.07 | -6% | 1.19 | -15% | 1% | 100% |
| St. Louis, MO | 2:19 | -0:19 | 1.07 | +1% | 1.21 | +2% | 17% | 99% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| San Antonio, TX | 3:23 | -0:52 | 1.09 | +1% | 1.25 | +2% | 0% | 87% |
| San Diego, CA | 1:57 | -0:01 | 1.07 | -1% | 1.21 | -3% | 0% | 100% |
| San Francisco, CA | 2:44 | -0:08 | 1.11 | -1% | 1.28 | 0% | 1% | 99% |
| Seattle, WA | 5:35 | -0:08 | 1.27 | -2% | 1.65 | -1% | -1% | 96% |
| Tampa, FL | 2:18 | -1:04 | 1.07 | -2% | 1.23 | -1% | 2% | 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 (July - September).
For more information on the UCR, contact Rich Taylor (Rich.Taylor@dot.gov).
