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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The ranking released by INRIX, a company specializing in traffic data and analytics, shows Chicago has five of the 10 most congested roads in the United States, and the city itself ranked as one ...

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.

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.

Report: Chicago traffic among worst in U.S. A new report reveals what daily commuters already know: Chicago traffic is among the worst in the country. The mobility analytics company Inrix reports that Chicago drivers lost 102 hours to congestion last year,

London ranks first among European cities and fourth worldwide, with an average time loss of 101 hours. Paris ranks sixth globally, with drivers spending an average of 97 hours in traffic jams.

Drivers here already pay congestion-style taxes for ride-sharing in certain parts of the city, a policy established during the COVID-era to close a budget gap. We’ll keep an eye on the Gotham situation as it plays out, but New York’s solution clearly won’t work here in Chicago.