Traffic Remains Below Pre-Covid Levels as Work Habits Change

  • Global congestion in 2021 was 10% lower than 2019: TomTom data
  • Cities showed extreme swings with travel restrictions
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Nearly two years after widespread Covid-19 lockdowns began, traffic in the world’s cities still hasn’t returned to normal.

Global traffic congestion -- a measure of mobility -- was 10% lower in 2021 than in 2019, largely due to changes in work habits, according to a report by location technology specialist TomTom NV.