Support for LAist comes from
We Explain L.A.
Stay Connected

Share This

This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.

This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.

News

6 out of 10 Regions with Most Crowded Roads are in California

6of10trafficca.jpg
Support your source for local news!
Today, put a dollar value on the trustworthy reporting you rely on all year long. The local news you read here every day is crafted for you, but right now, we need your help to keep it going. In these uncertain times, your support is even more important. We can't hold those in power accountable and uplift voices from the community without your partnership. Thank you.

As if we didn't know that. But here are the numbers, according to a 2003 data the San Bernardino Associated Governments was recently looking at, courtesy of Streetsblog LA. The L.A.-Long Beach-Santa Ana topped the list for miles driven per highway lane-mile. Then their own Riverside-San Bernardino came in second. San Francisco-Oakland took third with San Diego and Sacramento taking fourth and fifth. At ten was Oxnard-Ventura. Non-California cities that made the top 10 list included Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Miami.

Most Read