Roadway Speed & Population Density:
International Urban Areas: 1990/1991:
Ranked by Speed
|
Location |
Urban Area |
Average Road Network Speed in Miles per Hour |
Urbanized Area Population per Square Mile |
Notes |
|
United States |
Sacramento |
39.7 |
3,292 |
|
|
United States |
Houston |
38.0 |
2,462 |
|
|
United States |
Denver |
36.1 |
3,318 |
|
|
United States |
Detroit |
35.0 |
3,318 |
|
|
United States |
San Diego |
34.6 |
3,396 |
|
|
United States |
Boston |
32.5 |
3,110 |
|
|
United States |
Phoenix |
32.0 |
2,722 |
|
|
Australia |
Brisbane |
31.1 |
2,540 |
|
|
United States |
Portland |
30.9 |
3,033 |
|
|
Canada |
Calgary |
30.8 |
5,391 |
|
|
Australia |
Canberra |
29.3 |
2,488 |
|
|
Australia |
Adelaide |
28.8 |
3,059 |
|
|
Australia |
Melbourne |
28.0 |
3,862 |
|
|
United States |
Los Angeles |
28.0 |
6,195 |
Note |
|
Australia |
Perth |
28.0 |
2,748 |
|
|
United States |
Chicago |
28.0 |
4,303 |
|
|
United States |
San Francisco |
27.5 |
4,147 |
|
|
Canada |
Montreal |
26.9 |
8,761 |
Note |
|
United States |
Washington |
26.3 |
3,551 |
|
|
Canada |
Ottawa |
24.9 |
8,113 |
Note |
|
Canada |
Edmonton |
24.9 |
7,750 |
Note |
|
United States |
New York |
23.8 |
4,977 |
|
|
Canada |
Vancouver |
23.6 |
5,391 |
|
|
Europe |
Brussels |
23.5 |
19,414 |
|
|
Australia |
Sydney |
23.0 |
4,355 |
|
|
Europe |
Zurich |
22.4 |
12,208 |
|
|
Europe |
Amsterdam |
21.7 |
12,649 |
|
|
Europe |
Munich |
21.7 |
13,893 |
|
|
Canada |
Winnipeg |
21.7 |
5,521 |
|
|
Canada |
Toronto |
21.7 |
10,757 |
Note |
|
Europe |
Copenhagen |
21.1 |
7,413 |
|
|
Asia |
Singapore |
20.2 |
22,499 |
|
|
Europe |
London |
18.8 |
10,964 |
Note |
|
Europe |
Stockholm |
18.6 |
13,764 |
|
|
Europe |
Frankfurt |
18.6 |
12,079 |
Note |
|
Europe |
Hamburg |
18.6 |
10,316 |
|
|
Asia |
Kuala Lampur |
18.3 |
15,215 |
|
|
Europe |
Vienna |
17.1 |
17,703 |
|
|
Asia |
Surabaja |
16.8 |
45,852 |
|
|
Asia |
Hong Kong |
16.0 |
77,890 |
|
|
Europe |
Paris |
16.0 |
11,949 |
|
|
Asia |
Manila |
15.8 |
51,322 |
|
|
Asia |
Tokyo |
15.2 |
18,403 |
|
|
Asia |
Seoul |
14.9 |
63,452 |
|
|
Asia |
Jakarta |
14.7 |
44,271 |
|
|
Asia |
Bangkok |
8.1 |
38,699 |
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Note: Area surveyed does not include all of the corresponding urbanized area. Higher average speeds and lower population densities would be expected for an area including the entire urban area. |
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Population density varies from data on other pages of this web site due to different data compilation and area definitions.
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Data from Jeffrey R. Kenworthy, Felix B. Laube and others, "An International Sourcebook of Automobile Dependence in Cities: 1960-1990." |
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