Jun 17
According to Inrix, a traffic information company that analyzes congestion in the nation’s largest metro areas, two IH-35 exits in Austin are the worst-congested spots in the state and also made the top 100 traffic bottlenecks in the country.
Inrix ranked the nation’s 100 most congested cities and 100 worst traffic bottlenecks. Austin ranks 35th in population and 26th in congestion. Austin’s trouble spots were the only two Texas bottlenecks in the top 100:
IH-35 Exit 235 to Martin Luther King Boulevard and 19th Street is the #1 worst in Texas and ranks 62nd nationwide
Just a few miles away, Exit 233 to Riverside Drive, was the state’s second-worst and 75th worst in the nation
Overall, the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area was the country’s 26th worst, just behind San Antonio at 25th. Dallas came in 5th and Houston 7th.
The best time to drive in Austin is on a Monday from 9 - 10 AM, but avoid Thursdays from 5 - 6 PM.
Austin offramps two of the worst bottlenecks in the country - Austin Business Journal
INRIX National Traffic Scorecard
INRIX 100 Worst Bottlenecks
Austin Metropolitan Area Traffic Scorecard
Jun 01
A Brookings Institution study on the carbon footprints of 100 American metropolitan areas showed a slight decrease in highway emissions in the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The study found that the amount of carbon dioxide from highway transportation in the Austin area decreased 1% from 2000-2005. While the study ranked Austin a less-than-favorable 54th in carbon emissions from cars and trucks, the decrease is notable considering that according to the Texas Transportation Institute Urban Mobility Study, Austin’s highway daily vehicle miles traveled (DVMT) increased by 6.7% in that same same time period.
In that same time period, residential energy usage increased 33% per capita, placing Austin 55th among the 100 metro areas analyzed. Austin Energy officials noted that it relies more heavily on renewable energy sources than other Texas energy providers, and that total residential electric use increased 6% from 2000-2005 versus an increase of 12% in the number of residential customers.
Austin ranks low in emissions study - Austin American-Statesman
Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America - Brookings Institution
According to Inrix, a traffic information company that analyzes congestion in the nation’s largest metro areas, two IH-35 exits in Austin are the worst-congested spots in the state and also made the top 100 traffic bottlenecks in the country.