Congestion Threatens to Strangle America’s Cities

Transportation congestion is threatening the livability of our great cities. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, traffic congestion in 2001 cost $69.5 billion (including 3.5 billion hours of delays and 5.7 billion gallons of excess fuel consumption) in 75 large metropolitan areas alone. This congestion costs each resident in those 75 cities $520 per year. Families are losing what precious little time they have together because of time spent in traffic on the way to and from work, picking up the kids at day care or running the endless errands that seem a part of life in today’s society.