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Urban Mobility Report 2021 – Congestion was Flattened in 2020: COVID-19 Made Traffic Congestion Disappear but Not for Long

Congestion levels in early 2020 were at least a decade behind where they were in 2019.

2020 took the nation back to congestion levels not seen since the 1990s.

More trucks in off peaks and overnight to deliver essential goods. Truck traffic decreased only 6%.

Changes in U.S. workplace culture caused by the pandemic may have a lasting impact on traffic congestion if trends toward working from home continue.

2020 employment down 9%.

Traffic volume 18% from 2019.

This Issue

When Transportation Becomes Personal

Texas Transportation Researcher: Volume 57, Number 3

Volume 57, Number 3
September 2021
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