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Black Friday is approaching, so it’s time for you to start thinking of all the gifts you’re going to buy for that wonderful commuter in your life. Last holiday season, we told you how to keep coffee hot, share new tunes, travel with a cool bag, and we even gave a tip if you have a special cyclist in your life.
Don’t discount that 30-minute commute each day. Yes, it’s a good time to check Twitter and Instagram. Perhaps you spend time calculating how you are going to spend the money you save thanks to your commuter benefits. If you can find a way to catch some sleep, that’s not always the worst idea either.
However, researchers have found the commute can be a productive time for us, both mentally and emotionally. That’s good news since we are spending longer on our daily journeys to work.
Where do you draw the line between work and your personal life? Do you hop on the bus or subway to head home for the day and log into your email? Is there a church and state “wall” between when you leave the office and enter the next day?
If you are working — even checking email on the commute home or reviewing a presentation over the weekend — should you be compensated for it?
As technology makes it easier than ever for us to work, these questions pose interesting debates across the world. The answers are not so clear, but it does shine the spotlight on the commute and how it has become an extension of the workday in many ways.
You have the job of your dreams, but it’s far away from your home. Alternatively, you have the possibility of buying the house of your dreams, but it’s far away from the job that will pay for it.
What do you do? That’s the question workers, employers, planners and others concerned with commuting times are asking themselves all across the country.
Commuting was once ranked last as people’s favorite activity. It’s doubtful much has changed.
In six US cities, the average commute now is more than 30 minutes (New York, Long Island, Washington D.C., Newark, N.J., Chicago and Boston… we feel your pain!).
However, commuting has some upsides, too. Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly trends in commuting.
It’s hard to get sick of listening to music on the subway, or catching a nap on your ferry ride home each day. But those hours add up. The average American commute (all modes of transportation) is 200 hours per year, or about 9 full days.
Winter is finally behind us. Now it’s all about warmer weather, greener trees, lighter clothes, and longer days. It also means making changes to your home’s energy use, which could affect your energy bills.
The New York Times recently reported that tech companies have jumped into the transit business by creating services similar to Uber and Lyft. Instead of a sedan showing up wherever you happen to be, you can discover a new bus line, or potentially create a new one, secure a ticket and a seat to get to work.
Ever notice how many different kinds of bags you’re surrounded by on the typical morning commute? The sheer variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and types shows just how personal the choice is in choosing the perfect bag and how strong the sense of commitment since it’s something that is useful and used every day.
Despite the seemingly endless variety, we’ve broken down these trusted, unsung companions to their core basics to take a closer look at what each individual type offers the ultimate commuter.