Thursday, August 28, 2008

SF #10 worst city in US for commuting


This was forwarded to me by a friend, so I don't have the original source. I'm happy to update that if anyone knows of it.

#10 San Francisco

San Francisco's biggest traffic problems are the result of bottlenecks. Due in large part to the city's geography, traffic gets nipped by bridges which force all traffic to a handful of pressure points, because they're the only ways to get in and out. Between mass transit, subways, street cars, trolleys, ferries, carpooling and walking, 28% of metro residents avoid single-driver commuting, the third best rate in the nation, but the delays of 60 hours a year (the second worst, behind Los Angeles) and the high rate of commuters spending an hour or more en route (10.5%) really slow things down.

1 comment:

kirby said...

I found it linked from this Forbes story about 10 best and worst cities for commutes -
http://tinyurl.com/62drs4

At this slideshow -
http://tinyurl.com/5tw4bt

10. SF
9. LA
8. Houston
7. DC
6. Tampa
5. Dallas
4. Orlando
3. Miami
2. Detroit
1. Atlanta

Clearly, this is a whacked out reporter. Chicago should be on there for sure.

Best cities:
10. Richmond, VA
9. Cincinnati
8. Kansas City, MO
7. Hartford
6. Cleveland
5. Pittsburg
4. Oaklahoma City
3. Milwaukee
2. Salt Lake City
1. Buffalo