The coronavirus pandemic has had at least one positive outcome in the Los Angeles area: The region is no longer home to the nation’s worst vehicular traffic, according to a report.
The new title holder is the New York City-Newark, New Jersey, region, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
And L.A. didn’t even finish second, the institute’s report says. The area finished tied for fourth place, with the San Francisco-Oakland area, behind New York City-Newark, Boston and Houston.
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U.S. metro areas were ranked by how many total hours drivers were delayed over the course of 2020. New York City/Newark drivers were delayed 56 hours, followed by Boston (50), Houston (49) and the two California regions (both 46), the study, titled the 2021 Urban Mobility Report, said.