D.C. Traffic Rated Worst in Nation
Fairfax Station-area commuters may spend an extra $1,398 per year in gas and time sitting in traffic, according to Texas Transportation Institute report.
We’re No. 1 — but it’s really not a good thing. Traffic congestion in the Washington, DC metro area has been ranked worst in the country by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). The study rates our region’s traffic worse than San Francisco-Oakland, Los Angeles, New York-Newark and Boston. Looking for cheap gas and information on current congestion in your area? Check out Patch’s commuter section here. This is not the first time D.C. has been ranked No. 1: The area tied with Chicago for the honor in 2011. TTI’s Urban Mobility Report, released Tuesday, includes a “Planning Time Index,” which measures “travel reliability.” That factor designates “the amount of extra time needed to arrive on time for higher priority events, such as an …
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