Boston second-most congested city in U.S., fourth in the world, traffic report says

I bet, many Bostonian do not like a headline like this! What an incredible waste of our time to be stuck in traffic. How about e.g. more work from home?

I am a little surprised that traffic congestion in non Western countries is not so high up in the rankings. It appears that INRIX covered only South Africa as the only country in Africa.

"Time lost to traffic congestion in Boston increased by a whopping 72% last year, placing it second for worst gridlock in the country, and fourth worldwide, a new report found.

Boston is ranked behind London, Chicago and Paris, but ahead of New York City for cities with the “highest traffic delay times,” according to a report released Tuesday by INRIX, a global transportation data and analytics company.

The typical Boston driver lost 134 hours to congestion, up 56 hours from 2021 when it was ranked fourth in the U.S. and 18th in the world.

The Massachusetts capital is also home to the fourth-worst corridor in the U.S., I-93 southbound through downtown Boston to the Pilgrim Highway Interchange, resulting in 24.7 minutes lost on average per day at the 4 p.m. rush hour, the report stated. ..."

Boston second-most congested city in U.S., fourth in the world, traffic report says

Inrix 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard (7 continents, 50 countries, over 1,000 cities)