A new 'return to office' report by INRIX on traffic patterns in major cities shows that downtown areas still haven't recovered to pre-pandemic commuter volumes. Philadelphia is no exception.
on traffic patterns in major U.S. cities shows that downtown areas still haven’t returned, but it falls somewhere in the middle compared to other metropolitan areas.
On Tuesday, INRIX — a company that aggregates data from GPS to measure traffic patterns — released its latest report on how commuter patterns have changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. INRIX said it used trip analytic data collected from over 300 million vehicles and drivers to analyze traffic patterns since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data show that most major metropolitan downtowns are still below their pre-COVID level of vehicular trips. Experts say this creates a trickle-down effect, impacting local businesses, office buildings, and tax collections.In Philly, downtown traffic has slowed substantially since the beginning of the pandemic. According to INRIX, vehicular trips downtown decreased by 21% since 2019. Chicago, Portland, and D.C. experienced similar downticks. New York experienced a decrease of only 4%.
“Philadelphia is sort of in the middle of all the downtowns we’ve looked at,” Pishue said. “There’s a fairly significant decrease in trips, but it’s not as much as, say, Seattle or Baltimore.”
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