Ranking the most congested cities and the worst traffic bottlenecks

The INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2008 Annual Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of congestion in 2008 across America and how it changed versus 2007. Leveraging tens of billions of GPS data points from vehicles traveling across 47,000 miles of major roadways of urban America, INRIX analysis produced a 130+ page report ranking the top 100 worst congested metropolitan areas and providing details on the worst traffic bottlenecks.

2008 Top Congested Metros Rank Metro Area Change* 1. Los Angeles same 2. New York same 3. Chicago same 4. Dallas/Fort Worth 5. Washington D.C. 6. Houston 7. San Francisco 8. Boston same 9. Seattle/Tacoma same 10. Minneapolis/St. Paul View All Metro Rankings *Change in congestion rank from 2007	2008 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Rank Bottleneck Location 1. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ Bronx River Pkwy, NY 2. I-580 WB @ Bellam Blvd, CA 3. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ I-895/Sheridan Expy, NY 4. Cross Bronx Expy WB @ White Plains Rd, NY 5. Harlem River Dr SB @ 3rd Ave, NY 6. Van Wyck Expy NB @ Liberty Ave, NY 7. Hollywood Fwy SB @ Vermont Ave, CA 8. Dan Ryan Expy NB @ Canalport Ave, IL 9. Harlem River Dr SB @ 2nd Ave/125th St, NY 10. Eisenhower Expy EB @ US 12, IL View More Ranked Bottlenecks