Boston Traffic Is Officially The Worst – In The Country And The World
Boston traffic is the worst. We live here. We drive here. We know. And now it’s official. Traffic here is some of the worst in not only the country, but in the world.
How Boston Traffic Made The Worst List
The information about traffic issues comes from the 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard by INRIX. They took three years of mobility data within the world’s most congested areas. They looked at travel delay comparisons, costs of congestion to drivers and regions, and commuting trends “based on the unique travel patterns within each metro area. This analysis looked at over 900 cities across the world.
Where Did Boston Rank?
In the country, Boston has the fourth worst traffic. It’s only behind New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. As far as globally, Boston comes in eighth for the worst traffic in the world. On the global list, New York City is also on the top of the list, followed by: London, Paris, Mexico City, Chicago, Istanbul, and Los Angeles.
Tell Me More About This Awful Boston Traffic
Well, the report also said that the typical Boston driver lost 88 hours to traffic last year. That’s 3.6 days! And that’s up 14% from 2022. As far as the cost of this time spent in traffic, it’s $1,543 dollars for the average Boston driver. It costs the city about $2.98 billion dollars. Billion with a B.
As far as particular areas that are a problem for Boston traffic, Boston has the seventh worst corridor in the entire country. It’s 93 southbound through downtown to Pilgrim Highway Interchange. There it reportedly results in 20 minutes lost on average per day. That area’s peak traffic time is 3pm.
Drivers also routinely travel at 10 mph in downtown Boston. The report said Boston hosts the seventh-worst corridor in the U.S.: I-93 southbound through downtown to Pilgrim Highway Interchange, which results in 20 minutes lost on average per day at the area’s peak traffic time of 3 p.m.