The population trend for the city is only about 1.7% increase this year. That's down from 1.73% last year and 1.76% the year before. I expect the increased traffic is just because of people no longer working and schooling from home. I work at one of the college campuses around here, and this past month has been the first time our classrooms have been packed since before the pandemic. Just my one workplace alone is responsible for hundreds of additional cars on the road.