You’re not imagining it. Traffic congestion worsened last year in just about every American city studied by navigation and GPS company TomTom.
Residents of 90 large and mid-sized cities, from Tampa, Florida, to Portland, Oregon, were stuck in traffic more often and for longer in 2024 than they were the year prior.
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I don't miss my commute one bit. My morning drive in was about 45 minutes because my starting time was early enough that I missed most of the morning traffic, but my drive home could be anywhere from an hour to 'should I just find a fucking motel for the night' long depending on if there was an accident or dead possum on the side of the road. The slightest little thing would cause a monster backup in traffic.
