Study Finds L.A. Traffic Worst in U.S.

NPR

Published September 7, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Texas Transportation Institute has come out with its annual report on "urban mobility." For the fourth straight year, Los Angeles has the nation's worst traffic. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

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