The Real Cost of Commuting


	The Real Cost of Commuting

egsnyder

12-15-2007 8:49 AM

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global warming, climate change, environment, pollution, driving, work, worklife balance

egsnyder says:

Despite all the news about global warming and climate change, commuting is increasing, not decreasing!

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				Commute's true cost is family time</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewContent.act?clipid=47842363&mode=cnc&tag=3.7212%3Ficx_id%3D285168"><FONT size="4"><STRONG>By the numbers<BR /></STRONG></FONT><BR /><DIV>In the 1960s a typical suburban household would make 20 per cent of its trips by transit. By 2007 that had sdropped to 10 per cent.</DIV><BR /><DIV>Kilometres of carpool lanes on provincial roads in the Toronto region this year: 39</DIV><BR /><DIV>Kilometres of carpool lanes projected for 2031: 400</DIV><BR /><DIV>Number of car occupants on average in Toronto in the 1970s: 1.25</DIV><BR /><DIV>Number of car occupants in Toronto now: 1.1</DIV><BR /><DIV>Percentage of trips taken on transit in Toronto: 35 per cent</DIV><BR /><DIV>Percentage of trips taken on transit in York Region: 9 per cent</DIV><BR /><DIV>Percentage of Toronto-area residents who say traffic congestion is a severe problem: 41 per cent</DIV><BR /><DIV>Average Toronto-area round trip commute time in 2005: 79 minutes, up from 68 minutes in 1992</DIV><BR /><DIV>Proportion of Toronto-area workers with a round trip commute of an hour or more: 66 per cent</DIV><BR /><EM>Sources: Statistics Canada, Metrolinx, Ontario Ministry of Transportation</EM></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/59C8AB8D-524F-4C3C-B9EB-73840C598C36/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>