More Public Transportation Needed
Houston Metro reported that public transportation cuts the time spent stuck in traffic by an estimated 21,607,000 hours per year in Houston. The news came in a new study released today by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) showing traffic congestion in Houston ranks among the worst in the nation.
TTI’s Ubran Mobility Study, the longest running independent analysis of traffic in 85 U.S. metropolitan areas, has been conducted annually since 1982. This year’s study reports that without transit, local traffic delays would have increased by 17.5 percent, costing residents an additional $381 million in lost time and fuel.
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