New York City's severe traffic congestion is not only annoying, it is economically destructive and will only get worse. Using conservative assumptions, traffic delays currently contribute more than $13 billion in annual costs to businesses and consumers, lost economic output and tens of thousands of lost jobs. Over the next 25 years, the annual costs to businesses and consumers will increase as the metro area adds 750,000 new jobs and traffic increases by 20%, according to a study released by the Partnership for New York City, a business leadership organization.