Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Glenn Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:37:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/#comment-2992 The Census data usually breaks this out differently, breaking out carpoolers from individual car commuters and usually combines train, bus, subway into one "mass transit". This layout makes automobile seem much bigger than I'm used to. Ranked in order of "Environmentally Friendly", here is my list: 1. Work at home (very low impact commute!) 2. Walk / Bike 3. Subway/Railroad 4. Bus 5. Carpool 6. Drive alone The Census data usually breaks this out differently, breaking out carpoolers from individual car commuters and usually combines train, bus, subway into one “mass transit”. This layout makes automobile seem much bigger than I’m used to.

Ranked in order of “Environmentally Friendly”, here is my list:

1. Work at home (very low impact commute!)
2. Walk / Bike
3. Subway/Railroad
4. Bus
5. Carpool
6. Drive alone

]]> By: podsednik http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 podsednik Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:47:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/#comment-2984 That graphic is a little misleading, if one fails to consider that according to the Times article the "metropolitain region "by the federal government’s definition, includes the city and 18 surrounding counties in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania." So yeah, most people in Pennsylvania don't take a subway to work. That graphic is a little misleading, if one fails to consider that according to the Times article the “metropolitain region “by the federal government’s definition, includes the city and 18 surrounding counties in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.”

So yeah, most people in Pennsylvania don’t take a subway to work.

]]> By: AD http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 AD Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:35:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/05/todays-headlines-38/#comment-2983 More people walk than take the LIRR, Metro-North and NJ Transit combined? I'd find that hard to believe ... if I didn't walk myself. Is PATH counted as "subway"? Is the Newark subway? More people walk than take the LIRR, Metro-North and NJ Transit combined? I’d find that hard to believe … if I didn’t walk myself. Is PATH counted as “subway”? Is the Newark subway?

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