It may come as a surprise, but traffic congestion on Montreal’s roads is not the worst in the world. In fact, according to TomTom, a respected worldwide ‘location technology’ company, their latest Traffic Index ranks Toronto and Vancouver considerably higher. TomTom specializes in highly accurate maps, navigation software, real-time traffic information and services – covering 416 cities across 57 countries on six continents. Their Traffic Index ranks urban congestion worldwide. They provide free access to city-by-city information used by city planners, automakers, policy makers and drivers to help tackle traffic-related challenges. The Traffic Index is now in its 9th year.
In their latest edition, out of 416 other
cities, Montreal came in at number 138 – with Toronto ranked at 80 and Vancouver
at 40. Ottawa basically tied with Montreal, but ranked at number 139. In the
rest of Canada Kitchen-Waterloo ranked at 364, Edmonton 359, Calgary 338, Hamilton
312, Quebec City 263, Winnipeg 247, London (ON) 240 and Halifax at 213. Here
are the Top Ten Worst and Lowest cities for traffic congestion out of 416. (You
can view the full index and details at tomtom.com/en_gb/traffic-index/ranking).
TOP 10 for WORST TRAFFIC CONGESTION:
- Bengaluru-India
- Manila-Philippines
- Bogota-Colombia
- Mumbai-India
- Pune-India
- Moscow region (oblast)-Russia
- Lima-Peru
- New Delhi-India
- Istanbul-Turkey
- Jakarta-Indonesia
*Notably, New York in the USA ranked 52 and Los Angeles ranked 31.
TOP 10 for LOWEST TRAFFIC CONGESTION:
- 407 Richmond-USA
- 408 Winston-Salem-USA
- 409 Little Rock-USA
- 410 Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates
- 411 Almere-Netherlands
- 412 Dayton-USA
- 413 Syracuse-USA
- 414 Akron-USA
- 415 Cadiz-Spain
- 416 Greensboro-High Point-USA
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