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Metro Vancouver's rush hour congestion rated worst in Canada
Vancouver remains the most congested city in imitation Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet three colors Canada according to the fifth annual TomTom traffic index, but at least the congestion rate didn't get worse.
TomTom sells GPS systems, which tell you how to drive to your destination. The company also has a subscription service with real time traffic information so you can avoid the traffic jams and, presumably, get where you're going faster.
Using information from those devices, which owners contribute anonymously, TomTom compares trips taken in the morning and evening peak hours to van cleef clover bracelet gold replica trips made when traffic is free flowing like in the middle of the night on weekdays.
Based on that comparison, travel in the peak period in Vancouver takes 35 per cent more time, the same as it was in 2013.
Toronto was next at 31 per cent, with Ottawa third at 28 per cent and Montreal just a tick back at 27 per cent.
The least congested city of the seven surveyed in Canada was Calgary, with a 22 per cent congestion level.
But curiously, the rates in both Calgary and Vancouver stayed the same in both 2014 and 2013.
That Van Cleef & Arpels alhmbra bracelet white gold designed equal rate isn't surprising for Calgary considering the economy there is struggling because of the decline in oil prices. But the economy is stable in Vancouver and more than 27,000 more vehicles were licensed in 2014 than in 2013, according to ICBC data.
Motorhomes were the only category of licensed vehicles that decreased in Metro Vancouver (from 14,000 in 2013 to 13,000 in 2014).
The result was that 1,683,200 vehicles were licensed in 2014 compared to 1,655,680 in 2013 an increase of 27,520 vehicles.
TomTom senior traffic expert Nick Cohn conceded Vancouver's congestion plateau was a good thing.
"It's definitely positive news given all the growth and economic activity in Vancouver," said Cohn.
He also admitted there are limitations to the data because it doesn't include people who use other GPS systems, take public transit, ride a bike or walk.
"One of the reasons we publish this index is we hope that drivers will think about their trip a little bit more and make use of alternatives," said Cohn.
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute pointed out that one of those options would be the real time traffic updates offered for a fee by TomTom, which also gets a lot of publicity for publishing the index.
Litman doesn't dispute the data in the index, but pointed out it doesn't take into account the congestion avoided by people moving closer to where they work or choosing some alternative to driving.
The explanation for that, said Litman, is something he calls "convenience."
Litman also said the TomTom index doesn't reflect that during free flowing periods many people are speeding. He questions whether slowing down to the speed limit really qualifies as "congestion."
Litman also said one of the best ways to deal with congestion is road pricing or tolls but people dislike tolls.
"It demonstrates to me that even though everybody complains about congestion, they don't perceive the cost to be so big they actually want to change the system," he said.
He pointed to Stockholm, which put tolls on its bridges for a trial period that was initially very controversial. After about six months, the tolls were approved in a referendum.
That situation provides timely perspective on the heated opposition generated in Metro by a proposed 0.5 per cent increase in provincial sales tax to pay for transit and transportation in the region.
Vancouver remains the most congested city in imitation Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet three colors Canada according to the fifth annual TomTom traffic index, but at least the congestion rate didn't get worse.
TomTom sells GPS systems, which tell you how to drive to your destination. The company also has a subscription service with real time traffic information so you can avoid the traffic jams and, presumably, get where you're going faster.
Using information from those devices, which owners contribute anonymously, TomTom compares trips taken in the morning and evening peak hours to van cleef clover bracelet gold replica trips made when traffic is free flowing like in the middle of the night on weekdays.
Based on that comparison, travel in the peak period in Vancouver takes 35 per cent more time, the same as it was in 2013.
Toronto was next at 31 per cent, with Ottawa third at 28 per cent and Montreal just a tick back at 27 per cent.
The least congested city of the seven surveyed in Canada was Calgary, with a 22 per cent congestion level.
But curiously, the rates in both Calgary and Vancouver stayed the same in both 2014 and 2013.
That Van Cleef & Arpels alhmbra bracelet white gold designed equal rate isn't surprising for Calgary considering the economy there is struggling because of the decline in oil prices. But the economy is stable in Vancouver and more than 27,000 more vehicles were licensed in 2014 than in 2013, according to ICBC data.
Motorhomes were the only category of licensed vehicles that decreased in Metro Vancouver (from 14,000 in 2013 to 13,000 in 2014).
The result was that 1,683,200 vehicles were licensed in 2014 compared to 1,655,680 in 2013 an increase of 27,520 vehicles.
TomTom senior traffic expert Nick Cohn conceded Vancouver's congestion plateau was a good thing.
"It's definitely positive news given all the growth and economic activity in Vancouver," said Cohn.
He also admitted there are limitations to the data because it doesn't include people who use other GPS systems, take public transit, ride a bike or walk.
"One of the reasons we publish this index is we hope that drivers will think about their trip a little bit more and make use of alternatives," said Cohn.
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute pointed out that one of those options would be the real time traffic updates offered for a fee by TomTom, which also gets a lot of publicity for publishing the index.
Litman doesn't dispute the data in the index, but pointed out it doesn't take into account the congestion avoided by people moving closer to where they work or choosing some alternative to driving.
The explanation for that, said Litman, is something he calls "convenience."
Litman also said the TomTom index doesn't reflect that during free flowing periods many people are speeding. He questions whether slowing down to the speed limit really qualifies as "congestion."
Litman also said one of the best ways to deal with congestion is road pricing or tolls but people dislike tolls.
"It demonstrates to me that even though everybody complains about congestion, they don't perceive the cost to be so big they actually want to change the system," he said.
He pointed to Stockholm, which put tolls on its bridges for a trial period that was initially very controversial. After about six months, the tolls were approved in a referendum.
That situation provides timely perspective on the heated opposition generated in Metro by a proposed 0.5 per cent increase in provincial sales tax to pay for transit and transportation in the region.
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