Commute

A study finds that a third of workers would prefer to work remotely every day of the workweek, potentially removing nearly 50 million cars from U.S. roadways.

July 24, 2020 - Streetsblog USA

The commute costs Atlanta residents more than in any other city, according to new analysis by Educated Driver.

January 5, 2019 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Commute data for one of the nation's premier rail transit systems, revealed.

August 23, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Hyperloops and wider highways don't shrink commute times, the real factor in how long people will drive is how long people are willing to drive.

August 19, 2017 - The New York Times

A new voice in the unending chorus of complaints about Millennials, the Wall Street Journal reports that Millennials should be blamed for wanting to live in places that are popular to live in, and implies they should spend more time driving.

June 9, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

Or maybe it's the bike that's also a bus?

May 20, 2016 - Mashable

A new study confirms much of what we already suspect about the choices people make about where to live, but with a far-reaching, scientific approach.

November 12, 2015 - CityLab

What time did you leave for work this morning? What time should you have left for work this morning?

February 5, 2015 - FlowingData

The debate about the effectiveness of streetcars as an alternative form of transportation (rather than just a driver of property values) isn't going anywhere. The latest test case for the ongoing experiment: Atlanta.

January 21, 2015 - Atlanta

Recent data shows that workers need cars to access jobs and economic opportunity. What can planners do to expand access to jobs via other alternative modes of transportation?

October 27, 2014 - Brookings: The Avenue

The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released the Access Across America: Transit 2014 report.

October 9, 2014 - The Transportationist

Following up on earlier reports about the latest commuting data from the U.S. Census 2013 American Community Survey, Joseph Kane and Adie Tomer find different trends in commute choice between age groups.

October 8, 2014 - The Brookings Institution

When it comes to making sense of the American Community Survey's data on commute times, it's all about how you frame the data.

October 1, 2014 - The Brookings Institution

Jenni Avins shares a collection of videos created on Instagram's new Hyperlapse app that capture the beauty of transportation from every corner of the world.

September 5, 2014 - CityLab

Kyle Hill compares the cost of exclusively riding Uber to owning a car in the car-centric city of Los Angeles.

September 3, 2014 - TechCrunch

A new tier of service for Lyft launched today, allowing customers traveling in the same direction to share a ride. The new product follows a similar release earlier this week by Uber.

August 7, 2014 - Forbes

Fifteen years in the making, Toronto is finally seeing increased ridership of its main commuter rail system, GO Transit, by changing its model from primarily serving suburban commuters to providing "all-day regional transit service."

July 30, 2014 - the transport politic

Suburbanization has not led to shorter commutes—except perhaps for residents of the most job-rich, affluent suburbs.

May 9, 2014 - Michael Lewyn

Workers with long commutes are more likely to be be tired and stressed at work, and businesses are learning that they often make for less productive employees.

February 14, 2014 - Shane Phillips

A contributing factor to widespread political disengagement? It's not what you might expect. Here's how the daily commute diminishes citizens' interest and ambition to get involved in their communities.

February 5, 2014 - Tom Spengler