Forbes.com recently ranked the 10 best cities for commuters and the 10 worst cities for commuters. Houston's was the eighth worst city for commuters. The magazine examined 75 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the nation and analyzed traffic patterns, travel delays, travel times and how efficiently commuters use existing ...

  What is the biggest problem facing the Houston area today: traffic, the economy or crime? Traffic congestion was the top concern, according to the 2008 Houston Area Survey, an annual survey conducted since 1982 and produced by Stephen L. Klineberg of Rice University. Thirty-five percent of respondents believe traffic congestion is the ...