Honolulu, Hawaii’s Traffic is the worst in the nation
Traveling to paradise can be stressful enough, lots of waiting before, during and after your flight. But you don’t expect to have bumper-to-bumper traffic on the way to the hotel, especially in Hawaii.
According to Inrix, not only will you spend time in traffic, you might spend more than you would at home! Honolulu has ranked in top spot for delays with drivers wasting 58 hours in traffic!
Check out the press release from Inrix,
Last year, only 890,000 of the 2.6 million new jobs were in our nation’s largest urban centers. These regions are down 6 million of the 9 million jobs lost during the Great Recession. Lack of employment combined with high fuel prices is clearly driving the decline in traffic.
Nationwide, Americans traveling the nation’s worst traffic corridors experience up to 60 hours of delay annually on their afternoon commutes alone. Of the 162 corridors of at least three miles in length that experience heavy traffic congestion every day.
There might be some hope in sight for Hawaiian traffic, as part of the Obama administration’s plan for expansion of rapid transit in the US includes a project for the busiest of Hawaii traffic, south Oahu; Honolulu, Waikiki and the HNL Airport.
From Environmental News Serivce:
An elevated, electric rail line connecting communities on Oahu’s south shore with the Honolulu International Airport, downtown Honolulu and Waikiki, is one of more than two dozen transit projects that will receive federal funding this year, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday.
Ironically, a recent report, Time states that Hawaii ranked at the top of list of best cities for transit in the US.
With gas prices rising and family budgets strained, more commuters are looking for efficient ways to get to work without a car. But are America’s transit networks up to the task? To find out, the Brookings Institution analyzed 100 metro areas in the U.S. to see which cities are getting it right and which aren’t.
To sum it up, it seems like a lot of people are already avoiding the rush hour madness. 97% of working-age residents live near a transit stop, 9 minutes median wait time for any rush hour vehicle and 60% of jobs are reachable via transit in 90 minutes or less.
