21.  Property prices in this congested city with fast-growing population are among the highest in the world because land suitable for construction is scarce.

22.  Singapore has been in the forefront of managing traffic and discouraging road use, making it one of the least congested Asian cities.

23.  Snipers took up positions on rooftops and in the maze of narrow lanes that run throughout this congested city.

24.  The enormous percussive impact sent a tornado of glass whirling through congested city streets surrounding the embassy.

25.  The right lanes of some major avenues have been reserved exclusively for buses and trolley buses in a bid to improve public transport in the congested city.

26.  The streets were quiet and traffic in the normally congested city was light.

27.  The streets were quiet and traffic in the normally congested city was light Wednesday.

28.  Thousands of Parisians flee the polluted congested city for a fresh start in rural France.

29.  Trolley drivers stayed off their jobs early Monday in advance of a larger public employee strike that is expected to cause chaos in the already congested city.

30.  An inmate was killed and eight others were seriously injured in a clash Tuesday at the congested Manila city jail between rival gangs, police said.