Where Jacksonville Ranks: Freeway Lane Miles Per Capita

This is a category that Jacksonville ranks in the top ten. However, since excessive highway construction rarely pays for itself, it could be a factor in why the city's budget is routinely underwater.

Here are the cities with the most freeway lane miles per capita:

(Numbers = mile per 1,000 people):

 1. Kansas City - 1.262
 
 2. St Louis - 1.070

 3. Houston - .822

 4. Cleveland - .816

 5. Columbus - .779

 6. San Antonio - .759

 7. Jacksonville - .745

 8. Providence - .742

 9. Pittsburgh - .731

10. Baltimore - .724

11. Dallas / Fort Worth - .719



Here are the ten with the least freeway lane miles per capita:

 1. Chicago

 2. Tampa/St.Petersburg

 3. Miami

 4. New York City/Newark

 5. Portland

 6. Sacramento

 7. Phoenix

 8. Los Angeles

 9. Philadelphia

10. Washington, DC


Why do we need a Northern Outer Beltway again?

Source: https://www.carfreeinbigd.com/2012/04/freeway-lane-miles-per-capita.html

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2007/hm72.cfm