6/30/2023 0 Comments Local houston traffic![]() “There are still a lot of people who are not driving like they used to, but those that are driving are driving more miles,” said Jeff Schlitt, director of sales engineering for Arity, which tracks driver behavior.Īs they log more miles, however, drivers are not letting up on the gas pedal, not keeping their eyes on the road and often not driving safely. What seems to have changed, based on a handful of studies that looked at different facets of how drivers moved around American cities and locally, is who is logging all those miles. The same places Nowlin typically goes, according to traffic analysts and local data.īy most measures, traffic is back to pre-COVID congestion levels - or even more clogged in some cases. “When I am driving around, I always think, ‘Where are all these people going?’” “It’s never-ending,” Nowlin said as he hustled home in time for a late dinner last Tuesday, hoping the traffic would not get in the way. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Lessįilling the gas tank on his sedan, Roger Nowlin sighed in recognition that the days of his 15- or 20-minute commute from south of Cypress to his Memorial-area job probably are over. By most measurements, traffic is back to pre-COVID congestion levels - or even more clogged in some cases. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 10 of10ĭrivers plod along Loop 610 southbound in Uptown near Interstate 69 on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 9 of10Ĭars and trucks stack up along southbound Loop 610 toward Interstate 69 in Uptown on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 8 of10ĭrivers plod along Loop 610 southbound in Uptown near Interstate 69 on Oct. Rush hour traffic travels along Interstate 10 eastbound toward Loop 610 on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 7 of10 Traffic flows along Loop 610 northbound toward Interstate 10 on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of10 Rush hour traffic travels along Interstate 10 westbound toward Beltway 8 on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of10 ![]() Rush hour traffic travels along Loop 610 northbound toward Interstate 10 on Oct. Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of10 Rush hour traffic moves from Interstate 10 westbound onto the Sam Houston Tollway southbound on Oct. Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of10 What seems to have changed, observers said, is who is logging all those miles. ![]() Traffic is backed up on Rayford Road at Interstate 45 on Oct. ![]() Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of10 Traffic moves southbound along Interstate 45 near the Rayford/Sawdust exit on Oct. ![]()
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