Commute

Your Start-Up Life: How to Get Flexibility at Work?

Rana Florida | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Stress, Traffic, Talent, Tips, Rush Hour, Your Start-Up Life, Go-to-Meeting, Commuting, Commute, Entrepreneurs, Skype, Business, Workplace Flexibility, Telecommuting, Advice, Productivity, Work Life Balance, Work-Life Balance Tips, Commuting Health, Commuting Health Study, Business News
Rana Florida

Feel free to let your boss know that a new study released by the Center for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, and American Cancer Society has confirmed what many have long suspected: that lengthy car commutes are terrible for your health.

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It's National Walk To Work Day: 5 Great Health Benefits Of Walking

Posted 04.06.2012

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Today is the eighth annual National Walk to Work Day. If you’re reading this, you may already be at your desk. And, like 91 percent of the populatio...

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Four-Wheeled Future: All Hail the Taxi of Tomorrow

Vanity Fair | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Nissan, New York, Vanity Fair, New York City, Cars, Travel, Commute, Future, Technology, Transportation, Taxi, New York News
Vanity Fair

After exhaustive evaluation by all manner of stakeholders, the Nissan NV200 has been selected to replace the venerable Ford Crown Victoria as the Big Apple's official cab.

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U.S. Hasn't Used Public Transit Like This For A Long Time

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012

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WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasolin...

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What To Do On A Long High School Commute

Anne Hilker | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: School Commute, Commute, Commuting, Sirius XM, Boredom, Teen News
Anne Hilker

My commute to school is 30 minutes or longer, depending on traffic. I know you're thinking, "30-minute commute? Seriously!" But each morning is a new opportunity to think of creative things to do.

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More Americans Traveling Far And Wide To Get To Their Jobs

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Job Market, Video, Super-Commuters, Commuter, Housing Market, Unemployment, Unemployment Crisis, Commute, House Prices, Commuters, Super-Commute, Housing Crisis, Business News

Stuck in traffic or on a train for upwards of an hour getting to work today? You should probably just stop whining. More Americans are choosing lo...

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"Car-cation": Take a Vacation From Your Car

Cindy Auten | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Traffic, Gas Prices, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Telework, Commute, Work-Life Balance, Stress Reduction, Business News
Cindy Auten

Take your commute out of the mix and you have more time to balance your work and family. It's time to focus on what matters, and eliminate what really doesn't.

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Sizable Minority Of Global Workers Don't Commute To An Office

Reuters | Patricia Reaney | Posted 03.25.2012

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By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin Am...

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Electrical Problems Mean Slow Go On Orange Line; No 8-Car Trains

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: DC News, Video, Pepco, Commuter News, Wmata, Public Transit, Commute, Orange Line, Metro, Orange Line Delays, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Electrical problems involving Pepco and two Metro traction substations are leading to slow travel along the Orange Line. The transit age...

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WATCH: Yoga On NYC Subway

Inae Oh | Posted 10.29.2011

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While Mayor Bloomberg made his post hurricane commute to City Hall this morning, he made sure to warn New Yorkers of a "tough commute." But what he ma...

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Best And Worst Subway Lines In New York

Posted 10.24.2011

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By Andrew Grossman WSJ.COM: The J/Z line is the best New York's subway system has to offer, according to a new study by the rider advocates at the St...

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Best Credit Cards for Job Seekers

Curtis Arnold | Posted 09.13.2011

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Curtis Arnold

Even as economists debate whether the U.S. could experience a double-dip recession, unemployed and underemployed Americans agree on one thing: looki...

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Chevy Volt at Home: LinkedIn Exec Charges at 120V (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.07.2011

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Kirsten Dirksen

The Chevy Volt has weathered critique, but the car is still a game changer because it's forcing its owners to really think about where their fuel comes from, every morning and night.

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Commuting To Work May Hurt Your Marriage

ABC News | KATIE MOISSE | Posted 07.31.2011

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It was a young family's dream home, complete with an in-ground pool, a guest cottage, cherry trees and blueberry bushes. But Teresa Difalco had reserv...

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Happiness Research Ranks Commuting Low: My Car-free Commute (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kirsten Dirksen

The rewards associated with longer commutes -- a bigger house, a higher salary or better schools -- don't fully compensate for the sacrifices we end up making by working so far from home.

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William Alden

Oil Prices Raise Cost Of Homeownership, Threatening Housing Recovery

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- As unrest in the Middle East shows little sign of cooling, the price of a barrel of oil continues to climb, raising transportation and hea...

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The Subway Is Making You Sick

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sadly, this will not surprise you. A new British study found that riding the subway greatly increases your risk of respiratory infections. From The ...

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5 Ways The iPad Will Disrupt Your Commute

Posted 05.25.2011

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While everyone is oohing and aahing over the release of the iPad, nobody's talking about what really matters: how this little device is going to impac...

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LA Traffic Tips and Shortcuts

Tara Settembre | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tara Settembre

Here are tips on some shortcuts, preferred routes and secrets for driving in Los Angeles.

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Will E-Bikes Be The New 'Commuter Cool'?

cnn.com | Steve Almasy CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Electric Bikes, Bikes, Green Transportation, Commute, Commuting, E-Bikes, Green Living, Transportation, How Tomorrow Moves, Green News

Electric bikes are still somewhat of a novelty in the United States, but in China they're everywhere. In fact, Chinese electric bikes number more tha...

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Bringing Crime And Punishment Back To The NYC Commute

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 05.25.2011

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When was the last time you saw Mark Twain on the Q train? Or Faulkner on the F? If you've noticed that great literature has lost out to throw-away t...

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In US, gas prices mean more riders, fewer buses

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Public Transportation, Buses, Commute, Commuters, Emissions, Reducing Emissions, Business News

DENVER — High gas prices almost killed the lifeline to the city for a group of mountain commuters. Park County bus riders recently had to plead...

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