Downtown traffic levels have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels.
Downtown traffic congestion in major U.S. cities has risen significantly since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but remains short of pre-outbreak levels, per a new analysis.The pandemic has been an opportunity for cities to rethink their approach to car traffic.— essentially tolling downtown-bound drivers — to reduce the number of cars on the road.
Traffic congestion — as measured by the amount of time vehicles spend in traffic compared to the time such travel would take in free-flow conditions — is down about 27% across major U.S. cities' downtowns compared to pre-pandemic levels, perDowntown congestion is closest to its pre-pandemic levels in San Diego, Phoenix and Houston.
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