On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 08:44:28AM -0700, William Chops Westfield wrote:
> 
> On Aug 31, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> 
> > It is not guaranteed that moving several tons of metal through
> > rush hour stop and go every day just to move one person means
> > a high quality of life...
> 
> So, this has almost come up several times, and I'm curious.  We
> have a relatively international community here, and I'd like to
> take a survey.
> 
> 1) How do you commute to work?

Car

> 2) How far?

About 15 miles each way.

> 3) How long does it take in each direction?

20-25 minutes.

> 4) If you don't use public transportation, IS there a public
>     transportation alternative?  How long would THAT take?

No easily accessible public trans near my house. At least 5 miles to the
nearest bus stop. So we're driving or biking. Then the trip would require a bus, two trains, and another bus in yet another transportation system. Never took 
that trip but estimate it would be between 90 minutes and 2 hours each way.

Not to mention the complication of having two children that need to be
dropped off and picked up to school. My middle daughter has an interesting
situation. Her school is only about 1.5 miles from the house as the crow
flies. However it's out of district. Also we have no usable sidewalks so
walking or biking is out. If she were to take the school bus, it would end up
being a 10 mile trip that takes over 90 minutes each way to complete.

So would mass transport be cost or time effective in that case? It takes
about 3 minutes to drive her to school.

BAJ
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