1 chart to go: Driving 6 miles in Cleveland

It took 11.5 minutes, on average, to drive six miles in Cleveland in 2024.

Driving the news: That's according to TomTom's annual Traffic Index, released Tuesday.

• The study used data collected by "over 600 million devices" and "over 61 billion anonymous GPS data points around the world," the company says.
• The numbers are based on city centers — "the densest areas that capture 20% of all trips within the city-connected area."

Between the lines: Lots of factors go into how quickly you can traverse a city by car, including traffic congestion, construction and weather.

• Biking and public transportation are attractive alternatives in cities with especially slow drive times.

Zoom in: A popular Cleveland selling point is its ease of travel and relative lack of congestion. "You can get anywhere in 20 minutes," the saying goes.

• Turns out you can get most places in 11.5.

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