CHICAGO (IL) DRIVERS DRIVE LESS, ROADS STILL CONGESTED


According to an Oct. 13th Tribune article, "Despite increased fuel prices, gridlock is still a problem, but more people may be working at home or traveling at non-peak times, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning researcher says. Motorists in the Chicago area are making fewer trips to gas stations, but highways are still severely congested despite a decline of almost 5 percent in miles driven this year.

"Congestion in the region is actually worse now than a year ago. Drivers hoping to reach their destinations on schedule need to budget almost double the amount of travel time that the trips should take..."

[Just to note that parents driving their kids to school has been shown to be as high as 21% of rush hour traffic. I'll assert the impact of this behavior could explain this problem.]
Source: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3hfaqe">http://tinyurl.com/3hfaqe</a>;

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