LOS ANGELES — Rarely is there good news when it comes to L.A. traffic. But according to the INRIX 2020 Traffic Scorecard, road congestion in Los Angeles has actually improved. Thanks to COVID, it ranks fifth in the United States for traffic and 37th globally – a dramatic improvement from 2017, when the Washington-based analytics firm granted L.A. the dubious honor of world’s most congested city for the sixth year in a row.

New York City now claims the top spot for worst traffic in the U.S. in the new report, followed by Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. Bogota, Colombia, won the top spot globally. INRIX’s annual ranking analyzes traffic in 1,000 cities in 50 countries on seven continents.

In L.A., drivers saved themselves 58 hours of soul-sucking traffic, the report found. While they spent $663.94 per driver in 2020 during the hours they were stuck in traffic, that’s less than they would have spent otherwise. Nationally, Americans spent $1,374 in 2019 because of gridlock.

Angelenos drove 21% less in 2020 compared with 2019; they also experienced 21% fewer collisions, despite increased traffic speeds. Peak speeds during the absolute worst times of morning and afternoon commuting were 39 mph last year, compared with 28 mph in 2019. Off-peak speeds between the morning and afternoon commutes averaged 55 mph, compared with 51 mph the year prior.