An imagined decline in trip-making is the result of bad data analysis USDOT counted fewer trips in 2022, because it used a different, and less reliable survey method USDOT’s social media created a false perception that 2022 data were comparable…
A central message of the highway building sales pitch is that traffic is ever-growing and ever worsening, and that we have no choice but to throw more money at expanded capacity. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) claims that traffic…
Super-commuting is a really a plea for more housing and better transit If long distance commutes are up, its probably because gas prices are so low If you’re covering the transportation beat, the plight of the poor super-commuter is a…
About 2 percent of all car commuters travel 90 minutes to work, same as a decade ago. We’ve always been clear about our views on mega commuters, those traveling an hour and a half or more to work daily. As…
Last week, the Washington Post published an article repeating an old-refrain in transportation journalism—the horror of long commutes. According to the Post, more and more Americans are commuting longer and longer distances to work each day. There’s growing scientific evidence…