http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-sto...-commutes/full/

#16, I-5, Portland, OR
Weekly hours of bottleneck congestion: 238
Worst bottleneck: Northbound, Marine Dr/Exit 307
Length of worst bottleneck: .76 mi
Weekly hours of congestion on worst bottleneck: 23
Speed of worst bottleneck when congested: 14.8 mph

Commuter Buzz: “As anyone who drives on Interstate 5 or listens to the traffic reports knows, I-5 and most of the Portland freeway system is already congested at peak hours,” wrote Gerald Fox. “There are numerous choke points and frequent incidents delaying traffic throughout the region.”

 

i saw that article but was too lazy to flip through all the pages, so oregon is in there.

 

Yes. Worst in the world.

 

I sit at one stoplight every morning and it doubles my commute time.

 

We should boycott cars. They're nothing but an inconvenience.

 

I will take the eco-bully approach - everyone should boycott cars - I will do what I want, but everyone else should do what I want them to do.

 

I don't think its the cars, but poor planning to account for the increases in traffic on the freeway system. Our freeways should by double the capacity of what we need and when capacity is reached its time to expand, not years after you exceed capacity.

 

our freeway systems are always a decade behind what we need.
I heard about this on 94.7 the other morning it was material.

 

your work is like 3mins from your place! just run the light lol.

 

I would say our freeways are probably more like 25 years behind.