A new report from the mobility analytics firm Inrix shows Chicago drivers lost 102 hours to congestion last year. That ties New York City and is up from 96 hours in 2023, which is still above the national average of 43 hours.

Data and analytics firm INRIX, which specializes in transportation, recently released its Global Traffic Scorecard. The report lays out the most traffic-congested cities in the world — many of which are in the U.

Roads are so snarled that the city once again ranked among the worst in the nation for the severity of traffic in 2024.

Instead of the “windy city,” Chicago is now the congested city, tying with New York for worst gridlock in the U.S., according to a Monday report. Analytics firm INRIX found drivers in both

Could it cost drivers more to bring their cars into downtown Chicago? The idea is being weighed after New York rolled out a program at the start of the year.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is now weighing a plan that could slap an automatic fee on drivers traveling in the downtown area. Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is blasting the idea as just more of the same kind of policy he argues is largely responsible for the city’s wayward direction.

Drivers in New York City will now have to pay $9 to enter what’s considered the “congestion relief zone,” which includes everything below 60th in Manhattan. The tolls are expected to generate billions of dollars for the city and alleviate congestion for drivers.

Traffic in the metro area is the second-worst in the world, tied with New York City, according to a report released Monday by the traffic data analytics firm INRIX.

DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.

Although things are obviously pretty bad in Chicago, Istanbul in Turkey actually took the top spot on the list, followed by New York. The top five is rounded out by Mexico City and London.

The latest report shows that, in 2024, drivers “lost” an average of 43 hours to traffic. That’s up an hour from 2023 but down eight hours over 2022 when the average time “lost” was 51 hours. In 2021, the benchmark sat at 36 hours “lost.”

The latest report shows that, in 2024, drivers “lost” an average of 43 hours to traffic. That’s up an hour from 2023 but down eight hours over 2022 when the average time “lost” was 51 hours. In 2021, the benchmark sat at 36 hours “lost.”