Detroit Traffic Congestion Ranks Among Nation's Worst

Guess How Bad Detroit Traffic Ranks Nationwide
Snow brings traffic to a crawl on Interstate 40 Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. A winter storm was making its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping 4 inches of snow in Mississippi and playing a role in a traffic fatality there, with the system expected to spread across northern Georgia and into the Carolinas and Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)
Snow brings traffic to a crawl on Interstate 40 Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. A winter storm was making its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping 4 inches of snow in Mississippi and playing a role in a traffic fatality there, with the system expected to spread across northern Georgia and into the Carolinas and Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)

(NEW YORK) -- Detroit has been ranked among the nation's most congested cities in terms of traffic, according to a report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

The Urban Mobility Report (UMR) was released Tuesday, and states that the time required for a given trip has become more unpredictable. The report also introduces what's been titled the Planning Time Index, as a means of measuring that degree of unreliability.

According to the UMR, Detroit is the 13th most congested city in the country, with Washington, D.C. topping the list.

The UMR went on to state that congestion in cities across the United States has remained relatively stable in recent years and underscores the link between traffic and the economy.

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