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Article: TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS; Since earlier 1980s, traffic congestion in Twin Cities area severely increased.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- February 11, 2001
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It's probably scant consolation to freeway drivers in the Twin Cities, but things could be worse.
As maddening as driving has become for many Twin Citians, it's a whole lot worse in a whole lot of other U.S. cities. In fact, the metro area isn't even close to the top 10 nationwide when the severity of traffic congestion is measured.
But as metropolitan freeway congestion has become a near-universal fact of life nationwide, statistics show that the situation has deteriorated more severely in the Twin Cities since the early 1980s than in most metro areas.
"We're moving up in the congestion rankings from previous years, so where we're headed ...