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Give your car a break. On Thursday, June 20, public transit systems across the country will celebrate the 14th annual National Dump the Pump Day.
The event is sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). It’s a national public awareness day to get people to park their cars for the day and ride public transportation.
Commuting in your car in rush-hour traffic may just be getting more expensive depending on where you live.
Some cities are looking to congestion pricing to help ease the suffocating traffic in metro areas during prime commuting and business hours.
New York City, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley routinely top the lists of most expenses to live.
But if you’re a commuter, guess what? They are not the most expensive places to commute. That honor goes to Washington, D.C.
If you work in New Jersey, your commute may be getting less expensive in the next year or so.
Do you bike to work? Wouldn’t it be nice to get reimbursed for your bike share membership, tune-ups or repairs?
A bill in Congress is looking to make a tax benefit for bike commuters a reality. It’s the “Bicycle Commuter Act of 2019.” Currently, it’s in the House of Representatives, and would reclaim benefits bicyclists lost when tax reform was passed in 2017.
Under the new bill, cyclists would receive $53 per month for commuting. Old legislation allowed cyclists to receive $20 per month as a commuter benefit.
Whether it’s to reduce traffic congestion, protect the environment or give commuters a benefit that impacts their daily lives, more and more municipalities (and government agencies) are passing transit ordinances.
Navigating your commute is never easy. Thank the commuting gods for transit apps to help you along the way.
Mobility Lab, a research center and news source for transportation behavior and policy, listed what it says are the three best transit apps to help you on your commuting journeys.
The recommendations don’t come lightly. Mobility Lab first published an article in 2015 on the best apps for riders. Since the transit app world has changed, they decided to update their recommendations by comparing the different features of what’s on the market.
Before we unveil the apps and what makes them different, here is what they have in common. You get real-time arrival information for public transportation, ride-hailing and other modes of getting around.
The apps also provide directions for trips, and work in most major cities. And if you’re a Google Maps or Apple Maps user, you’ll like the fact that the apps can give you real-time arrival information without having to tap in your destination.
Here’s an overview of what Mobility Lab recommends to help you make your trips easier.
Does your daily life revolve around the car? Or are you predominately a walker, biker or mass transit rider?
The answer can involve where you live, how much you make and many other interesting demographic factors.
The website CityLab did a statistical analysis of the commuting data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and found many interesting facts. The data covered more than 270 metro areas.
CityLab’s thesis, based on research of various data, says how we commute is a significant aspect of the nation’s economic and political divide. The car has become a key feature within the trends that are developing.
For example, areas with more college graduates have less single-occupant commuters. Weather doesn’t have as significant an impact on commuting as you think as more people drive to work than use transit where the weather is warm.
Here are some the specific findings for commuting options.
Seattle commuters are ready to save money on commuting and help the environment.
The Seattle City Council passed a Commuter Benefits ordinance in October that Councilmember Mike O’Brien said was “…win-win-win” for commuters, employers and the environment, according to the Seattle Times.
Seattle is encouraging its commuters to use mass transit or rideshares over single-car commutes. This will help the city reduce carbon emissions and relieve traffic congestion.
The Seattle ordinance will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Though that may seem like a long way off, there’s a lot of planning that needs to be done to ensure you are in compliance.
If you work in Human Resources and is responsible for managing the benefits of your company, this article is for you.
Here is how commuter benefits will work in Seattle.
That long commute to work? Well, it turns out it just keeps getting longer (and longer).
The Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey is out, and it gives us a snapshot of interesting domestic statistics regarding life in the “average” American household, including commuting.
Here’s a look at some of the numbers so you can compare your commuting life to the average American’s.