He’d shuffle down the ramp at Grand Central, and sometimes I would pretend not to see him. A salty backwash of embarrassment at my own incapacity to...
A little after eight o'clock in the morning, crowds of young professionals and older men in knit hats bundle down the docks at the edge of Istanbul's ...
By Amber Kallor These ingenious strategies will help you stay calm behind the wheel in the midst of traffic jams and other road-rage-inducing condi...
There are few ways to make me feel more exposed than to set me somewhere to wait with nothing to do. I blame my mother for this idiosyncrasy. The prob...
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.
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...
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.
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second-highest total since 1957, as gasolin...
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.
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...
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.
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin Am...
WASHINGTON -- Electrical problems involving Pepco and two Metro traction substations are leading to slow travel along the Orange Line. The transit age...
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...
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...
Even as economists debate whether the U.S. could experience a double-dip recession, unemployed and underemployed Americans agree on one thing: looki...
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.
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...
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.
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...
Sadly, this will not surprise you. A new British study found that riding the subway greatly increases your risk of respiratory infections. From The ...
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...
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...
Here are tips on some shortcuts, preferred routes and secrets for driving in Los Angeles.
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...
