New York was the most congested city in the world for the second year in a row, according to the Inrix 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard. The report showed the average motorist lost 101 hours to traffic in 2023, amounting to an estimated $9.1 billion blow to the region’s economy.
Congestion is greater in the New York metro region than it was prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Inrix. The firm found that car trips to downtown Manhattan jumped by 13% in 2023, compared to the previous year. The bump in traffic cost individual drivers an estimated $1,700 in lost time, Inrix found.
Source: Crain’s New York Business
