Rank |
Urban Area |
Freeway Lane Miles per 1,000 Population |
Compared to Maximum |
Freeway Equivalent Lane Miles per 1,000 Populatoin |
Rank |
Compared to Maximum |
1 |
Kansas City MO-KS |
1.241 |
0.0% |
1.530 |
1 |
0.0% |
2 |
Fort Worth TX |
0.894 |
-27.9% |
1.371 |
2 |
-10.4% |
3 |
Dallas TX |
0.885 |
-28.7% |
1.291 |
3 |
-15.6% |
4 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
0.883 |
-28.9% |
1.286 |
4 |
-15.9% |
5 |
San Antonio TX |
0.867 |
-30.1% |
1.135 |
6 |
-25.8% |
6 |
Atlanta GA |
0.799 |
-35.6% |
1.085 |
10 |
-29.0% |
7 |
Columbus OH |
0.795 |
-35.9% |
1.006 |
12 |
-34.2% |
8 |
Houston TX |
0.783 |
-36.9% |
1.108 |
9 |
-27.5% |
9 |
Cincinnati OH-KY |
0.758 |
-38.9% |
0.994 |
13 |
-35.0% |
10 |
Indianapolis IN |
0.714 |
-42.4% |
1.130 |
8 |
-26.2% |
11 |
Oklahoma City OK |
0.702 |
-43.4% |
1.074 |
11 |
-29.8% |
12 |
Baltimore MD |
0.681 |
-45.2% |
0.923 |
18 |
-39.6% |
13 |
San Jose CA |
0.677 |
-45.5% |
0.939 |
16 |
-38.6% |
14 |
Cleveland OH |
0.670 |
-46.0% |
0.891 |
21 |
-41.8% |
15 |
Pittsburgh PA |
0.668 |
-46.2% |
0.986 |
14 |
-35.5% |
16 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
0.665 |
-46.4% |
0.871 |
22 |
-43.0% |
17 |
San Diego CA |
0.659 |
-46.9% |
0.915 |
19 |
-40.2% |
18 |
Seattle-Everett WA |
0.652 |
-47.5% |
0.932 |
17 |
-39.1% |
19 |
Norfolk VA |
0.631 |
-49.1% |
0.870 |
23 |
-43.2% |
20 |
Orlando FL |
0.629 |
-49.3% |
1.132 |
7 |
-26.0% |
21 |
San Bernardino-Riverside CA |
0.626 |
-49.5% |
1.189 |
5 |
-22.3% |
22 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY |
0.591 |
-52.4% |
0.944 |
15 |
-38.3% |
23 |
San Francisco-Oakland CA |
0.580 |
-53.3% |
0.771 |
31 |
-49.6% |
24 |
Denver CO |
0.556 |
-55.2% |
0.897 |
20 |
-41.4% |
25 |
Washington DC-MD-VA |
0.533 |
-57.1% |
0.785 |
30 |
-48.7% |
26 |
Sacramento CA |
0.496 |
-60.0% |
0.816 |
27 |
-46.6% |
27 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Bch FL |
0.490 |
-60.5% |
0.834 |
26 |
-45.5% |
28 |
Milwaukee WI |
0.486 |
-60.8% |
0.857 |
24 |
-44.0% |
29 |
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
0.473 |
-61.9% |
0.704 |
33 |
-54.0% |
30 |
Detroit MI |
0.449 |
-63.8% |
0.845 |
25 |
-44.8% |
31 |
Boston MA |
0.432 |
-65.2% |
0.682 |
35 |
-55.4% |
32 |
Los Angeles CA |
0.419 |
-66.2% |
0.736 |
32 |
-51.9% |
33 |
New York NY-Northeastern NJ |
0.401 |
-67.7% |
0.564 |
38 |
-63.1% |
34 |
Philadelphia PA-NJ |
0.377 |
-69.7% |
0.627 |
36 |
-59.0% |
35 |
New Orleans LA |
0.376 |
-69.7% |
0.699 |
34 |
-54.3% |
36 |
Phoenix AZ |
0.373 |
-70.0% |
0.806 |
29 |
-47.3% |
37 |
Miami-Hialeah FL |
0.357 |
-71.2% |
0.811 |
28 |
-47.0% |
38 |
Chicago IL-Northwestern IN |
0.329 |
-73.5% |
0.585 |
37 |
-61.7% |
39 |
Las Vegas NV |
0.317 |
-74.4% |
0.459 |
39 |
-70.0% |
|
Average |
0.613 |
-50.6% |
0.925 |
|
-39.5% |
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Source: Calculated from 1999 Texas Transportation Institute data. |
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Freeway equivalent miles includes freeway miles plus a conversion of arterial street (signalized street) miles at their capacity ratio relative to freeway lane miles. |