Traffic congestion has decreased significantly in Latin America due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the region's main metropolitan areas have reported a decrease in vehicle traffic of more than 80 percent in recent weeks. For example, the São Paulo metropolitan area reported a decrease in traffic congestion of 88 percent in the week of March 23-29 2020, in comparison to the vehicle traffic reported a couple of weeks earlier.
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Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020
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Inter-American Development Bank. (May 12, 2020). Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020." Chart. May 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2020). Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Change in Traffic Congestion Due to The Covid-19 Outbreak in Selected Cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/
Inter-American Development Bank, Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Change in traffic congestion due to the COVID-19 outbreak in selected cities in Latin America from March 9 to May 10 2020 [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, May 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116745/traffic-congestion-latin-america-cities-change-covid-19-impact/
