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How Americans Get to Work

By Jason Varone | | 5 Comments
According to a new U.S. Census Bureau analysis of data from the American Community Survey, most Americans drive to work — alone, and public transportation commuters are concentrated in a handful of large cities. From the Bureau’s press release: Despite rising fuel costs, commuters continued to drive their cars in 2005. The survey, gathered over […]

Word on the Street

By Aaron Naparstek | | 1 Comment
1. Gridlock Sam Tells the Story of NYC’s First Bike Lanes (14 comments)Last summer my family and I rode the Montreal buffered bike lanes. My wife and 2 teenaged daughters declared the buffered lanes to be very comfortable, safe, and a real pleasure to ride in. They never bike here in NYC however because they […]