Posted October 16, 200618 yr Study sees longer rides to work, more commuting by older women Updated 10/16/2006 9:06 AM ET By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY A coming surge in the number of older women driving. A steep decline in the percentage of people who walk to work. An embrace of carpooling by Hispanics. A sharp increase in the portion of black households that own cars. These are key findings of the most exhaustive study of Americans' driving habits in the past 10 years, cited in a report released today by the Transportation Research Board, an arm of the National Research Council. For more, click the link Find this article at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-15-commute-change_x.htm
October 16, 200618 yr Immigrants represent only about 14% of the nation's labor force but make up 20% of two-person carpools and more than 40% of large carpools. Immigrants also increase the numbers of commuters using public transit and those who bicycle or walk to work. One more reason to clamp down on immigration: these people are undermining our American way of life. Another finding: Extremely long commutes are increasing. In 1990, New York was the only state where more than 10% of workers traveled more than 60 minutes to work. In 2000, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois earned that distinction. Here, I can't possibly see any way to avoid such long commutes; there simply are no centralized urban centers in the state of New York.
October 16, 200618 yr Around D.C., a Cheaper House May Cost You Longer Commutes Outweigh Savings of Living in Outer Suburbs, Study Shows By Eric M. Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 12, 2006; A01 One of the lures of the outer suburbs is more house -- maybe even one with a big yard -- for less money. But a new study shows that the savings are illusory: The costs of longer commutes are so high that they can outweigh the cheaper mortgage payments. For more, click the link www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 200618 yr Here, I can't possibly see any way to avoid such long commutes; there simply are no centralized urban centers in the state of New York. You're kidding, right?
October 16, 200618 yr Here are two pdf links to detail info on Cleveland and Cincinnati: http://www.nhc.org/pdf/chp-pub-hl06-cleveland.pdf http://www.nhc.org/pdf/chp-pub-hl06-cincinnati.pdf
October 16, 200618 yr Here, I can't possibly see any way to avoid such long commutes; there simply are no centralized urban centers in the state of New York. You're kidding, right? Irony: ON. Okay, there. Sorry. Try it again.
July 9, 200915 yr http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/economy.less.traffic/index.html Does commute seem shorter? Report confirms less traffic Story Highlights Texas Transportation Institute: Less time in traffic, less wasted gas in 2007 A declining economy helps relieve congestion on U.S. roads, institute says Institute: Workers still lost a full week's worth of job time trapped in traffic jams updated 3:14 a.m. EDT, Wed July 8, 2009 (CNN) -- Americans are spending less time stuck in traffic and wasting less gas, according to a new report. Rising joblessness and stinging gas prices have put the brakes on worsening trends in traffic congestion, according to a study issued Wednesday by the Texas Transportation Institute, the nation's largest university-based transportation research facility. ....... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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