Of the 80 U.S. cities analyzed, those with the least amount of traffic congestion are:
Greensboro-High Point, N.C.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Dayton, Ohio.
Little Rock, Ark.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Akron, Ohio.
Worcester, Mass.
St. Louis.
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The nation's least congested roads are found in North Dakota. The average morning commute time there is only 19 minutes, eight minutes shorter than the national average of 27 minutes.
The data reveals that Greensboro, North Carolina is the most traffic-free metro area with commuters spending only four hours annually in congestion. Meanwhile, big cities with clogged streets ranked at the bottom, with commuters in Atlanta, Georgia, spending 102 hours annually stuck in traffic.
LONDON has been revealed as the world's slowest city - where it takes a whopping 42 minutes to travel just six miles by car. The capital of the UK has been rated the worst city in the world for congestion at peak times - beating the famously busy cities of Paris and Los Angeles.
But hey, at least we climbed a spot from the cellar of 2022Clever's study of the best and worst U.S. cities for commuters in 2023 pegs Atlanta as a bottom-five finisher in terms of hellacious, expensive, time-consuming commutes—one spot worse than, gulp, Los Angeles.
And our roads are getting worse every year. According to Inrix, drivers spend more time stuck on gridlocked streets in London than in any other city on the planet. In 2022, our road hogs lost a whopping 156 hours each to congestion. (Up from 148 hours in 2021, and 5 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels.)
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Van and lorry traffic were both above 2019 levels, rising by 17.5% and 2.0%, respectively. Motorways are generally the busiest roads. The road link with the highest average daily traffic flows in 2022 was a section of the M25.
Trying to get into NYC during rush hour (or out of it during rush hour) is generally much worse than the LA freeways at rush hour although in LA you can find yourself stopped and in such times they can be comparable.
And our roads are getting worse every year. According to Inrix, drivers spend more time stuck on gridlocked streets in London than in any other city on the planet. In 2022, our road hogs lost a whopping 156 hours each to congestion.
Data shows the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. Road traffic deaths and injuries in the UK have trended down year on year and are now at about half the level they were when I started driving in the late 90s.
Glasgow, ScotlandIn the 2022 Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards, Glasgow scooped the top spot for the friendliest city in the UK. Considering that the city's slogan is 'People make Glasgow', perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise, and to many locals, it isn't.
As more people work from home, they are compensating by driving to other activities, he said. The design of Chicago's expressways are also partly to blame, as they funnel traffic into downtown. “The design of our expressway system has hurt traffic flow for generations,” Schwieterman said.
Chicago ranked as the U.S. city with the highest traffic delays in 2022. On a global scale, the Illinois city ranked No. 2, after London in the United Kingdom. In Chicago, drivers lost 155 hours in 2022.