Commutes

Source: www.forbes.com --- 9 days ago
Think you have it tough? Try commuting 6,800 miles ... each week. ...

Source: www.cbc.ca --- 7 days ago
A man in Portage la Prairie, Man., has taken up cycling to work - a 90-kilometre trek across the Prairies to Winnipeg in each direction. ...

Source: blog.lib.umn.edu --- 8 days ago
The longer article in the Pioneer Press: Bridge collapse didn't stall Commutes, U study finds - Bridge collapse didn't stall Commutes, U study finds University of Minnesota report shows times up only slightly By Jake Grovum jgrovum@pioneerpress.com Article Last Updated: 08/28/2008 11:51:43 PM CDT A year after the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, the average Twin Cities car trip has increased by less than a minute, according to a University of Minnesota study. The average trip before the bridge collapse was 18.6 minutes, according to the study by University of Minnesota associate civil engineering professor David Levinson. After the collapse, drive time grew by two-tenths of a minute, to 18.8 minutes. Other studies indicate the commute time to work and back also grew only less than a minute, Levinson said. In fact, for the majority of the estimated 150,000 motorists who crossed the eight-lane bridge daily — even those now driving in heavily-trafficked areas — the time hasn't changed much at all. Some have even seen shorter Commutes, the study found. The reason? Despite almost 100,000 more cars using Minnesota 280 and 35,000 more cars on Interstate 94 between 280 and I-35W each day, the infrastructure in the metro area is designed to withstand those increases. Commuters did get help from emergency road improvements after the collapse. An extra I-94 traffic lane was added in each direction between downtown Minneapolis and 280, while two in ...

Source: www.freep.com --- 33 days ago
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has commuted the life sentence of an Oakland County woman who has spent nearly 11 years in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend, state prison officials said today. They said Kylleen Hargrave-Thomas would be released from prison on Sept. 2. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 32 days ago
LANSING -- A Bloomfield Hills woman who has served nearly 11 years of a life sentence for killing her ex-boyfriend is expected to walk free next month after Gov. Jennifer Granholm commuted her sentence Tuesday. ...

Source: www.apunkachoice.com --- 6 days ago
Imagine a whole empty train chugging to its destination with only Priyanka Chopra and a few assistants on board. ...

Source: blog.oregonlive.com --- 33 days ago
The Steel Bridge closed to MAX traffic Saturday as crews began setting new tracks to connect existing rail lines with those of the new downtown Portland line. According to most riders this morning -- the first heavily travel day since... ...

Source: www.channel3000.com --- 26 days ago
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Source: www.grist.org --- 32 days ago
Recognizing the very real possibility of losing quality employees to jobs with shorter, cheaper Commutes, employers across the country are scrambling to help their workers save on gas. Many companies have started to strongly encourage telecommuting , even paying for at-home workers' laptops, Blackberrys, and/or wireless connections. Microsoft has leased extra office space miles from its Washington State headquarters, closer to where many employees live. Other businesses are trying out four-day work weeks , organizing vanpools, or doling out gas cards, bus passes, raises, and even bicycles. "We had 14 calls last week and nine of those named high gas prices as their No. 1 reason for leaving their job," says Lauren Milligan of career-management services company ResuMayDay. "Employers have to start paying attention." source:  The New York Times see also, in Grist:  How to green your commute ...

Source: www.gazette.com --- 5 days ago
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Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 11 days ago
Natalie Korobova of Denver rides one of the free bikes she borrowed from Freewheelin on Tuesday afternoon. ( Rick Egan, MediaNews Group ) The Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic National Convent... ...

Source: www.kpho.com --- 29 days ago
The Arizona Supreme Court has reduced a murderer's death sentence. 2:40 p.m. ...

Source: www.heraldonline.com --- 25 days ago
There was the afternoon when a city bus came so close that her bike shook from side to side. And the day when a sudden downpour soaked her clothes and waterlogged the cell phone in her pocket. ...

Source: www.temple-telegram.com --- 27 days ago
Forget the spandex shorts, yellow jersey and colorful helmet. This blue-collar biker on his daily commute does just fine wearing cotton and a cap. Dodging dogs, broken glass and sometimes road kill, he travels 26 miles, four days a week, riding a plain, black mountain bike. Sometime last spring, Thomas Hill pledged to his co-workers he would buy a bicycle and ride it to work when gas hit $3.50 per gallon. That day soon came, and he shunned his Ford Ranger pickup for a two-wheeler. ...

Source: www.tucsoncitizen.com --- 29 days ago
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has reduced a murderer's death sentence, ruling that the necessary extenuating factors weren't there to merit the ultimate punishment. ...

Source: www.clickondetroit.com --- 5 days ago
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has commuted the life sentence of an Oakland County woman who spent 11 years in prison for stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death. ...

Source: priyanka-forever.com --- 4 days ago
Imagine a whole empty train chugging to its destination with only Priyanka Chopra and a few assistants on board. This is not a figment of our imagination. It actually happened last weekend in Mumbai. CHHUK-CHHUK TO CHURCHGATE Priyanka was shooting for Vishal Bharadwaj ’s film Kaminay on a local train in Mumbai. After the day’s shooting got over [...] ...

Source: www.metromodemedia.com --- 36 days ago
It's nearly 140 dollars a barrel for oil. Gas is up around four bucks. The environment appears to be taking a bit of a hit. Seems like a good a time as any to pull out your ol' ten-speed and ride to work. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 22 days ago
Workers are taking matters into their hands to alleviate the sting of expensive $4-a-gallon Commutes. ...