Why has Chicago traffic been so bad lately?

CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey showed us how in some cases, it's worse and how remote work schedules are playing a big role. Because of remote or hybrid schedules, drivers are hitting the road at all times of the day, making the congestion more unpredictable than it was before COVID-19 came to Chicago.



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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.

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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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Here is the list of Top 10 cities with worst traffic in the world in 2023:
  1. Bogota, Colombia. Bogota, Colombia is one of the cities in world which has significant traffic congestion. ...
  2. Mexico City, Mexico. ...
  3. Bangkok, Thailand. ...
  4. Jakarta, Indonesia. ...
  5. Manila, Philippines. ...
  6. Cairo, Egypt. ...
  7. New Delhi, India. ...
  8. Istanbul, Turkey.


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They aren't. A whopping 60% more tourists — nearly 48.9 million domestic and international visitors — came to Chicago in 2022 compared to the year before, according to the tourism group Choose Chicago.

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1 U.S. city with the worst traffic: Chicago, IL. Chicago ranked as the U.S. city with the highest traffic delays in 2022.

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Chicago traffic is worst in North America, costing drivers an extra $300 in gas each year: study. Chicago traffic is the most congested in North America, followed by Boston and New York, according to a new study from Inrix.

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Driving conditions vary greatly from city to city, with some motorists faring better than others. Chicago has long been known for its traffic woes, but a study has now ranked it among one of the five worst U.S. cities for drivers in 2022.

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London has been named the worst city for congestion in the world, according to the INRIX 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard. These are the roads with the biggest traffic jams: A219 Southbound between Fulham Road and Morden Hall Road. A202 Eastbound between Neathouse Place and Peckham Hill Street.

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Chicago's homicide rate isn't the highest in the country It is, however, much higher than New York or Los Angeles. Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Reports; 2021 data for Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City comes from the city of Los Angeles.

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We created a ranking that gives each city a score based on the percentage of stressed driving-related tweets posted there and how congested the local traffic is. The lower the score each city has been given, the worse it is for traffic. Chicago ranks as the worst city, with an index score of 4.

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Traffic tends to be the worst around 6 AM to 8 AM and between 4 PM and 6 PM. Traffic jams are constant on Illinois expressways, with people trying to get in and out of the city. Traffic thickens around arenas and sports venues during game days.

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