Seeing Red: Traffic Paralyzes Boston Area Amid Political Gridlock

BOSTON, MA - NOVEMBER 6: Evening rush hour traffic heads north and south over the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston on Nov. 6, 2019. Bostons current traffic obsession is not hyperbole: The metropolitan region has 300,000 more cars and trucks than it did five years ago, according to an analysis of state data. Congestion has crippled every major commuting thoroughfare, from the south, west, or north. Some morning drives have doubled or worse, dooming drivers to thousands of hours a year lost to staring at the red river of taillights ahead and wondering why. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)