More than one-third of major Chinese cities saw reduced traffic congestion¹ in the third quarter of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to a report published recently.

根据近日发布的一份报告显示，今年第三季度，我国超过1/3的大城市的交通拥堵情况同比有所缓解。

The report was released by AMAP, a major online map provider in China, and several other companies and institutes.

该报告是由国内主要在线地图供应商高德地图与数家其他公司和机构联合发布的。

The report, based on traffic data from 100 cities, found that 37 of them had become less congested in the third quarter. Congestion in 42 cities was the same as last year, while conditions were worse in the remainder.

基于100个城市的交通数据的该报告发现，在第三季度，有37个城市的拥堵情况有所缓解，42个城市的拥堵情况与去年持平，其余城市的拥堵情况出现恶化。

Jinan was ranked as the most-congested city, with a time-delay index in rush-hour congestion of 2.065 - meaning drivers spent more than twice as long on the road on average between 7 and 9 am, and 5 and 7 pm, compared with free flowing traffic.

济南被评为最拥堵城市，高峰拥堵延时指数为2.065，这意味着在早7点-9点、晚5点-7点时段，司机平均在路上花费的时间是交通畅通情况下的2倍以上。

Harbin and Beijing ranked second and third, with indexes of 2.049 and 2.046.

哈尔滨和北京分列二、三位，高峰拥堵延时指数分别为2.049和2.046。

Shijiazhuang saw the biggest improvement in traffic congestion between July and September, with the index decreasing by 9.9%. The major cause was the opening of a subway line in June, which helped reduce automobile² use.

7月至9月，石家庄的交通拥堵状况改善最为明显，高峰拥堵延时指数下降了9.9%。主要原因是6月份开通了一条地铁线，这有助于减少汽车的使用。

Eight other cities such as Guiyang, Guizhou province, and Xiamen, Fujian province, also saw their indexes decline by more than 5 percent.

而包括贵州省的贵阳市、福建省的厦门市在内的其他八座城市，这一指数也下跌了超过5%。