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The cost of traffic congestion in metro Atlanta is staggering. Each
year, metro Atlantans:
waste 166 million gallons of gas due to traffic congestion.*
spend more than 1.6 billion vehicle hours traveling, over
471 hours per person.*
lose more than $1.9 billion, approximately $1,350 per person,
due to congestion-related costs.*
travel more than 45 billion miles, 32.5 per person each
day.*
There are solutions - and we can help. One or more options can
work for you. The first step is to realize you don't have to sit
in traffic every day. You can carpool, telework, take transit,
vanpool or use another option. Explore the links to the left and
find out how one or more alternatives can give you more control
over your life and benefit your bottom line.
So free yourself from traffic and breathe easier.
(*Sources: National Transportation Statistics 2001, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, the Atlanta Regional Commission 2002 Fact Book and
the Texas Transportation Institute Urban Mobility Study 2002)
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