Boston now said to have the worst rush hour traffic in the country

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by Sam Clemens | Feb 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Regional | 4 comments

No rushing around during the rush hour
Image via the Boston Globe
– News covered by Quincy Quarry News.

Boston now said to have the worst rush hour traffic in the country.

Quelle surprise …

This new civic milestone of sorts comes courtesy of INRIX’s annual report tracking traffic around the world.

Commuters seeing red
A Bloomberg.com image
No word, however, if traffic congestion in Quincy was included in the analytical calculus.

In any event, not only were Boston drivers hit with the worst delays nationally, Boston also suffered the dubious fate of inclusive on INRIX’s list of the ten worst metropolitan commutes internationally.

Another way to use public transit
A meme
In response to the report, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh reacted to the report – and outlines all the steps the city is taking to relieve traffic congestion.

At the same time, one cannot help but sense that Mayor Walsh also appears to be throwing the state under the bus on some matters.

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Source: Bragging rights? Boston now has the worst rush-hour traffic in the country, report says – The Boston Globe

4 Comments

Dom on February 13, 2019 at 4:20 pm
Seems that with Quincy’s illustrious “traffic planning,” the Q is determined to compete for the top spot. Traffic is far worse in the Q than it was before Koch got his hands on it. As I’ve said before, driving through Quincy is like driving through some kind of nutso pinball machine.
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Editor on February 14, 2019 at 10:57 am
Dom,
FYI #1: In his first run for mayor in 2007, one of then Citizen Koch’s campaign promises was to address traffic congestion in North Quincy and especially along Hancock Street.
FYI #2: Roughly a couple of years ago, Mayor Koch asked for and received a couple a million to address traffic congestion.
FYI #3: A QQ quant spent some time stuck in traffic on Hancock Street near Sacred Heart midday on a Saturday and so used the time to figure out a quick and easy fix to at least mitigate the traffic mess: shorten cross street traffic light green time a bit and/or lengthen green light time along Hancock. That and put up some Don’t block The Box traffic signs and crosshatch paint a few key intersections. Figure two workdays for several people and — maybe — a couple/three thousand dollars for signage and paint, tops.
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- Dom on February 14, 2019 at 8:58 pm
  But that makes sense.
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Editor on February 19, 2019 at 1:06 pm
Dom,
Upon but brief reflection, you will surely realize that the simpletons inside of the Koch Maladministration haven’t a clue as regards simple as well as obvious solutions.
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