Sprawl Helps Commuters

In a letter to the editor, Peter Gordon, Professor of real estate development at University of Souther California, makes an observation about commuting times and suggests "time-of-day tolling."

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September 8, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Census results show that average commuting times are up imperceptibly. How can this be, given that population still grows, the work force grows faster, miles traveled grow even faster, and access to roads is not priced?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Suburban Sprawl Helps Our Daily Commute

Saturday, September 8, 2001 in The New York Times

Transportation United States

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