TANN Traffic Blog

The TANN Seattle Travel Congestion Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/seattle/, provides quick access to real time travel speeds and conditions along I-90, I-5, and I-405 as well as on SR-167, SR-520, SR-525 and SR-18. Commuters who “check the traffic” before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions regarding changing travel times and routes.

TANN now provides easy access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on the new Apple iPhone, a mobile PDA, a Smartphone such as the Nokia E62, Samsung Blackjack, Blackberry 8800 and the TREO 750 with bright color map displays of traffic speeds, incidents and real time traffic cameras. TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php. If you are already a subscriber log onto http://commuteone.tann.com/ to set up your favorites then type http://mobile.tann.com/ in your mobile device web browser to view your favorite mobile maps and camera images.

TANN Traffic has enhanced the Minneapolis MN Traffic Congestion Map http://traffic.tann.net/minneapolis/ to display traffic speeds along the highly congested corridors of I-94, I-494, I-394 and I-35 as well as State Highways 100, 62, 77 and 36 and routes 10 and 69. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, commuters can personalize their access to the Minneapolis/St. Louis map as well as to an additional 4 favorite mobile traffic congestion maps.

TANN now provides easy access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on the new Apple iPhone, a mobile PDA, a Smartphone such as the Nokia E62, Samsung Blackjack, Blackberry 8800 and the TREO 750 with bright color map displays of traffic speeds, incidents and real time traffic cameras. TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php. If you are already a subscriber log onto http://commuteone.tann.com/ to set up your favorites then type http://mobile.tann.com/ in your mobile device web browser to view your favorite mobile maps and camera images.

TANN’s Chicago Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/chicago/ provides quick access to real speed and real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations on the I-90, I-290, I-94, I-55, I-80, I-57 and I-294 as well as along N Lake Shore Drive.

TANN now provides easy access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on the new Apple iPhone, a mobile PDA, a Smartphone such as the Nokia E62, Samsung Blackjack, Blackberry 8800 and the TREO 750 with bright color map displays of traffic speeds, incidents and real time traffic cameras. TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php . If you are already a subscriber log onto http://commuteone.tann.com/ to set up your favorites then type http://mobile.tann.com/ in your mobile device web browser to view your favorite mobile maps and camera images.

TANN Traffic has new traffic cameras on the Real Time Charlotte NC, traffic congestion map http://traffic.tann.net/charlotte/ to display congestion hot spots along the heavily traveled corridors of I-77 and I-85.

As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, commuters can personalize their access to the Charlotte NC, map as well as to an additional 4 favorite mobile traffic congestion maps. Commuters can have easy access to TANN’s Traffic Congestion Web site http://traffic.tann.net or they can obtain more comprehensive personalized information on TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com/. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN Traffic adds Real Time traffic cameras to the Spokane WA traffic congestion map along the I-90 between I-90/US-2 Interchange and I-90/Sullivan Rd. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, commuters can personalize their access to the Spokane map http://traffic.tann.net/spokane/ as well as to an additional 4 favorite mobile traffic congestion maps.

Commuters can have easy access to TANN’s Traffic Congestion Web site http://traffic.tann.net or they can obtain more comprehensive personalized information on TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com/. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN Traffic has new traffic cameras on the Real Time Lincoln, NE traffic congestion map http://traffic.tann.net/lincoln/ to display congestion hot spots surrounding downtown Lincoln along the highly traveled corridors of US-6, West O Street and 27th Street. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, http://commuteone.tann.com commuters can personalize their access to the Lincoln map.

TANN CommuteOne offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots. Users can personalize two traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the heaviest congestion location on their travel route. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN’s Houston Travel Congestion Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/houston/, provides quick access to traffic speeds and real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along SH-288, I-10, I-45, I-610, US-290, US-59 as well as parts of the Hardy Toll Road and Westpark Tollway.

Commuters have easy access to real time traffic information on TANN’s CommuteOne/TANN Mobile comprehensive personalized web site http://commuteone.tann.com. CommuteOne/TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN’s Denver Travel Congestion Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/denver/ provides quick access to real time cameras showing traffic conditions at key locations on US-6, US-85, I-76, I-70, I-225 and I-25 as well as along parts of Colorado Blvd.

For real time traffic congestion conditions, check the traffic at http://traffic.tann.net. The Travel Advisory News Network - TANN now provides access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on a mobile PDA, cell phone or Smartphone web browser at http://mobile.tann.com. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at: http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Hartford, CT - As millions of commuters crowd world highways each day, they are hungry for accurate, up-to-date travel congestion information. The Travel Advisory News Network, TANN, has added Hartford to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. The TANN Hartford Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/hartford/, provides quick access to a real time travel congestion map with real time camera images of traffic conditions at key locations along I-91, I-84 and RTE-2. Commuters who ‘check the traffic’ before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions as to changing travel times and routes.

Know Traffic Conditions before you go. For Real Time Traffic Congestion Information visit: http://traffic.tann.net/ from your PC or download traffic infomation http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php to your mobile device. Get travel updates before you leave home and you won’t get stuck in a jam.

Trip Chain – combining your errands into one trip. It helps you get things done and it helps reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. When you first start a car after it’s been sitting for more than an hour, it pollutes up to five times more than when the engine’s warm.

Care for your car. You probably know that ozone caused by vehicles contributes to air pollution. But you may not know that a small change in the choices we make can have a big impact. For example, a well-maintained vehicle produces 20% less ozone-related emissions, regular maintenance and tune-ups, changing the oil and checking the tire inflation can improve gas mileage up to 18 gallons of gas per year, extend your car’s life and increase its resale value (U.S. Department of Transportation.) It can also reduce traffic congestion due to preventable breakdowns and it could reduce your car’s emissions by more than half.

CINCINNATI, OH - Travel Advisory News Network, TANN http://traffic.tann.net, has added Cincinnati to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. TANN’s Cincinnati Travel Congestion Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/cincinnati/, provides quick access to real time camera images of traffic conditions at key locations on the I-71, I-75 and I-275.

TANN Mobile allows users to personalize traffic maps for quick access on their moble device allowing them to keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the most congested locations on their travel route. For a 30 day free trial visit http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Columbia, SC - Travel Advisory News Network, (TANN) http://traffic.tann.net, has added Columbia, to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. TANN’s Columbia Traffic Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/columbia/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along I-26, I-126 and I-20.

Columbus, OH - As millions of commuters, crowd world highways each day, they are hungry for accurate, up-to-date traffic congestion information. The Travel Advisory News Network, (TANN) http://traffic.tann.net, has added Columbus, to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. TANN’s Columbus Traffic Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/columbus/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along IR-70, IR-270, IR-71, IR-670 and US-33. Commuters who ‘check the traffic’ before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions as to changing travel times and routes.

TANN Traffic has enhanced the Salt Lake City, UT Traffic Congestion Map http://traffic.tann.net/saltlake/ to display traffic speeds along the highly congested corridors of I-15, I-215, and I-80. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, commuters can personalize their access to the Salt Lake map as well as to an additional 4 favorite mobile traffic congestion maps. Commuters have easy access to TANN’s Traffic Congestion Web site http://traffic.tann.net/. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN Traffic has added Pheonix, AZ traffic speeds to its real time traffic map http://traffic.tann.net/phoenix/ along the heavily traveled I-10 and I-17 corridors as well as along SR51. As a subscriber to TANN a commuter can access their favorite traffic maps either on their desktop/laptop PC. On a mobile PDA, cell phone or Smartphone web browser they can access TANN Mobile http://commuteone.tann.com/mobile and see their commute trip traffic congestion hot spots. Subscribers can personalize the access to their five favorite mobile traffic maps and five hotspot traffic cameras on the TANN/CommuteOne web site. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php

To better meet the growing commuter appetite for instant access to real-time highway traffic information, TANN Traffic has added the Milwaukee, WI market to its growing list of major US cities of traveler information. As millions of commuters crowd world highways each day, they are hungry for accurate, up-to-date traffic congestion reports. Travel Advisory News Network (TANN), is a traveler information resource that publishes real-time traffic congestion speed on maps covering major U.S. metropolitan cities and real-time highway traffic cameras from major cities throughout the world.

Commuters can have easy access to TANN’s Traffic Congestion Web site http://traffic.tann.net or they can obtain more comprehensive personalized information on TANN CommuteOne. TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots. Users can personalize two traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on five highway camera images that represent the heaviest congestion locations on their travel route. Subscribers can personalize access to their five favorite mobile traffic maps and five hotspot traffic cameras on the CommuteOne web site. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Upon my reading on American Highway Users Alliance, Unclogging America’s Arteries 1999 - 2004 (http://www.highways.org), here are the top 24 worse highway bottlenecks. Sadly, I frequently deal with 5 of them.

Rank – City – Freeway – Location – Vehicles per day – Annual hours of delay (,000)
1. – Los Angeles – US-101 – US-101 (Ventura Fwy) at I-405 Interchange – 318,000 – 27,144
2. – Houston – I-610 – I-610 at I-10 Interchange (West) – 295,000 – 25,181
3. – Chicago – I-90 – I-90/94 at I-290 Interchange (’Circle Interchange’) – 293,671 – 25,068
4. – Phoenix – I-10 – I-10 at SR-51/SR-202 Interchange (’Mini-Stack’) – 280,800 – 22,805
5. – Los Angeles – I-405 – I-405 (San Diego Fwy) at I-10 Interchange – 296,000 – 22,792
6. – Atlanta – I-75 – I-75 at I-85 Interchange – 259,128 – 21,045
7. – Washington (DC-Md.-Va.) – I-495 – I-495 at I-270 Interchange – 243,425 – 19,429
8. – Los Angeles – I-10 – I-10 (Santa Monica Fwy) at I-5 Interchange – 318,500 – 18,606
9. – Los Angeles – I-405 – I-405 (San Diego Fwy) at I-605 Interchange – 318,000 – 18,606
10. – Atlanta – I-285 – I-285 at I-85 Interchange (’Spaghetti Junction’) – 266,000 – 17,072
11. – Chicago – I-94 – I-94 (Dan Ryan Expwy) at I-90 Skyway Split (Southside) – 260,403 – 16,713
12. – Phoenix – I-17 – I-17 (Black Canyon Fwy) at I-10 Interchange (the ‘Stack’) to Cactus Rd. – 208,000 – 16,310
13. – Los Angeles – I-5 – I-5 (Santa Ana Fwy) at SR-22/SR-57 Interchange (’Orange Crush’) – 308,000 – 16,304
14. – Providence – I-95 – I-95 at I-195 Interchange – 256,000 – 15,340
15. – Washington (DC-Md.-Va.) – I-495 – I-495 at I-95 Interchange – 185,125 – 15,035
16. – Tampa – I-275 – I-275 at I-4 Interchange (’Malfunction Junction’) – 201,500 – 14,371
17. – Atlanta – I-285 – I-285 at I-75 Interchange – 239,193 – 14,333
18. – Seattle – I-5 – I-5 at I-90 Interchange – 301,112 – 14,306
19. – Chicago – I-290 – I-290 (Eisenhower Expwy) Between Exits 17b and 23a – 200,441 – 14,009
20. – Houston – I-45 – I-45 (Gulf Freeway) at US-59 Interchange – 250,299 – 13,944
21. – San Jose – US-101 – US-101 at I-880 Interchange – 244,000 – 12,249
22. – Las Vegas – US-95 – US-95 at I-15 Interchange (’Spaghetti Bowl’) – 190,600 – 11,152
23. – San Diego – I-805 – I-805 at I-15 Interchange – 238,000 – 10,992
24. – Cincinnati – I-75 – I-75, from Ohio River Bridge to I-71 Interchange – 136,013 – 10,088

Here’s their disclaimer: NOTE: Rankings are based on analysis of 2002 data. Readers may note that none of the worst bottlenecks are in the New York City area. Congestion in and around the boroughs of New York can be significant. However, a very large share of delay in the New York area is related to bridge and tunnel crossings into Manhattan, most of which are toll facilities. Also, while the New York metropolitan area is laced with Interstates, parkways, and expressways, they seldom reach the proportions seen in other major areas, except where multiple highways converge on bridge of tunnel crossings. (A typical lane configuration for a New York area freeway is six lanes, three in each direction. But there are many of these.) Toll facilities have been excluded from this ranking because they are fundamentally different from other physical bottlenecks (such as freeway-to-freeway interchanges) that are prevalent around the country. Delay comparisons between toll facilities and other types of bottlenecks might not be consistent since different modeling techniques would be used. If objective field measurements of delay could be made at all locations around the country, several river crossings into Manhattan would no doubt be included in a list of the nation’s worst bottlenecks.

To better meet the growing commuter appetite for instant access to real-time highway traffic information, TANN Traffic has added the Louisville KY http://traffic.tann.net/louisville/ market to its growing list of major US cities of traveler information. As millions of commuters crowd world highways each day, they are hungry for accurate, up-to-date traffic congestion reports.

Travel Advisory News Network (TANN), is a traveler information resource that publishes real-time traffic congestion speed on maps covering major U.S. metropolitan cities and real-time highway traffic cameras from major cities throughout the world.
Commuters can have easy access to TANN’s Traffic Congestion Web site http://traffic.tann.net or they can obtain more comprehensive personalized information on TANN CommuteOne.

TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots. Users can personalize two traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on five highway camera images that represents the most congestion location on their travel route.

To better meet the growing commuter appetite for instant access to real-time highway traffic information, TANN Traffic has added the Atlanta GA http://traffic.tann.net/atlanta/
market to its growing list of major US cities of traveler information.

Travel Advisory News Network (TANN), is a traveler information resource that publishes real-time traffic congestion speed on maps covering major U.S. metropolitan cities and real-time highway traffic cameras from major cities throughout the world.
TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots.

Subscribers can personalize the access to their five favorite mobile traffic maps and five hotspot traffic cameras on the CommuteOne web site. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Los Angeles, CA - To better meet the growing commuter appetite for instant access to real-time highway traffic information, TANN Traffic http://traffic.tann.net/ can now be obtained on the new Samsung Blackjack Smartphone. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, a commuter can use their Blackjack web browser to access http://commuteone.tann.com/mobile and see their commute trip traffic congestion hot spots. Subscribers can personalize their favorite mobile traffic maps and cameras on the CommuteOne web site.

TANN Traffic now displays real time traffic congestion and traffic camera images on the new Nokia N62 Smartphone.

TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots. Users can personalize two traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the heaviest congestion location on their travel route. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Dallas, TX - TANN Traffic has new traffic cameras on the Dallas Real Time traffic congestion map http://traffic.tann.net/dallas/ to display congestion hot spots along the highly traveled corridors of I-35, I-635, I-30, I-20 and US 75 and State Highway 183. As a subscriber to TANN CommuteOne, http://commuteone.tann.com/ commuters can personalize their access to the Dallas TX map as well as to an additional 4 favorite mobile traffic congestion maps.

TANN CommuteOne http://commuteone.tann.com offers a personalized traffic map home page option and features such as traffic tips and alerts, commuter support and WiFi hot spots. Users can personalize two traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the heaviest congestion location on their travel route. New subscribers can sign up for a 30 day free trial at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Detroit, MI - As millions of commuters crowd world highways each day, they are hungry for accurate, up-to-date traffic congestion information. The Travel Advisory News Network, TANN http://traffic.tann.net, has added Detroit to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. The TANN Detroit Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/detroit/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations on the I-94, I-75, I-695 and I-96. Commuters who ‘check the traffic’ before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions as to changing travel times and routes.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - TANN http://traffic.tann.net, has added Fort Lauderdale, to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. TANN’s Fort Lauderdale Traffic Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/ftlauderdale/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along I-95 and I-159.

Jacksonville, FL - TANN http://traffic.tann.net, has added Jacksonville to its growing traveler information network of world wide cities. The TANN Jacksonville Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/jacksonville/, provides quick access to real time camera images of traffic conditions at key locations on the I-95 and I-10.

Users can personalize traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the most congested locations on their travel route. CommuteOne/TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Knoxville, TN - TANN’s Knoxville Traffic Map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/knoxville/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along I-75, I-640, I-40, I-140, I-275 as well as Alcoa Hwy. Commuters who ‘check the traffic’ before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions about changing travel times and routes.

CommuteOne/TANN Mobile allows users to personalize traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the most congested locations on their travel route. For a 30 day free trial visit http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

Miami, FL - TANN’s Miami Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/miami/, provides quick access to real time camera images of travel conditions at key locations along I-95, I-75, I-195, I-595 as well as on SR-826, SR-836 and US-441. Commuters who check the traffic before a trip can avoid time consuming traffic delays and make informed decisions as to changing travel times and routes.

TANN CommuteOne allows user to personalize traffic maps for quick access and keep an eye on highway camera images that represent the most congested locations on their travel route. CommuteOne/TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php.

TANN’s Raleigh/Durham Travel Congestion Map http://traffic.tann.net/raleigh/ shows real time traffic speeds and congestion cameras along the highly traveled corridors of I-40 and I-147 with additional cameras US-64/New Bern Ave @ I-440 and US-64 @ Milburnie Rd and along Edwards Mill Rd.

TANN now provides easy access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on the new Apple iPhone, a mobile PDA, a Smartphone such as the Nokia E62, Samsung Blackjack, Blackberry 8800 and the TREO 750 with bright color map displays of traffic speeds, incidents and real time traffic cameras. TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php . If you are already a subscriber log onto http://commuteone.tann.com/ to set up your favorites then type http://mobile.tann.com in your mobile device web browser to view your favorite mobile maps and camera images.

TANN’s San Antonio Traffic map web page, http://traffic.tann.net/sanantonio/ provides quick access to real time speed and camera images of travel conditions at key locations on the I-604, 37, 10, 410, 90 and 35.

TANN now provides easy access to personalized favorite traffic hot spot congestion maps and camera images on the new Apple iPhone, a mobile PDA, a Smartphone such as the Nokia E62, Samsung Blackjack, Blackberry 8800 and the TREO 750 with bright color map displays of traffic speeds, incidents and real time traffic cameras. TANN Mobile is subscription based with a 30 day free trial available at http://traffic.tann.net/commuteone_landing.php. If you are already a subscriber log onto http://commuteone.tann.com/ to set up your favorites then type http://mobile.tann.com in your mobile device web browser to view your favorite mobile maps and camera images.

TANN also supplies real time traffic congestion maps to radio, television and newspaper media web sites to assist commuters with traffic condition access through other sources. In those markets with real time traffic speed flow data, Television traffic reporters also use TANN Real Time Traffic Data for display in their live traffic reports.