Facts and Figures

Did you know?

• 2.8 billion gallons of fuel are wasted each year because of congestion in the U.S. - enough to fill 370,000 18-wheeler fuel delivery trucks, stretching bumper-to-bumper from Houston to Boston to Los Angeles
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report)
• The Triangle accounts for 12.7 million gallons of fuel wasted because of congestion
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report for Raleigh-Durham)
• 4.2 billion hours of time are wasted each year because of congestion in the U.S. - enough to listen to War and Peace being read 160 million times through a car stereo.
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report)
• The Triangle accounted for 19.6 million hours of time wasted because of congestion in 2007
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report for Raleigh-Durham)
• Congestion costs the U.S. economy $87.2 billion each year from wasted time and fuel, or $760 per traveler
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report)
• Congestion costs the Triangle's economy $421 million each year, or $733 per traveler
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report for Raleigh-Durham)
• Public transportation saves U.S. commuters at least $13.7 billion in congestion costs each year
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report)
• Annual increases of 151 lane-miles are needed to maintain a constant congestion level in the Triangle
  (Source: TTI 2009 Urban Mobility Report for Raleigh-Durham)
• Individuals who ride public transportation can save on average $9,137 annually based on 2009 national average gas prices and unreserved monthly parking rates
  (Source: American Public Transportation Association News Release)