On 2006-Aug 31, at 09:44hrs AM, 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? by walking 2) How far? 20 feet 3) How long does it take in each direction? 30 seconds 4) If you don't use public transportation, IS there a public transportation alternative? How long would THAT take? There is a silly PT system. Steals money from public every year. Denver, CO 5) I generally drive about 20-30 miles per week to events. So for me: 1) commute by car, single occupant, 3 days a week. telecommute rest. 2) about 20 miles each direction. 3) I generally drive TO work after the morning rush is over, and it takes about 20 to 25 minutes. Driving home catches the end of the evening rush hour, and usually takes 30 to 40. 4) I COULD walk to the train station, take train to lightrail station, take lightrail to near work, and walk the remaining distance. This would take about an hour in that direction, and somewhat longer to ensure making connections in the reverse direction. It's become less attractive since the train station nearest my house was closed, making that initial walk close to 2 miles. BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AGSC Augustus Gustavius Salvatore Calabrese 4337 Raleigh Street Denver, CO 720 222 1309 303 908 7716 cell adding " spam2006 " bypasses my spam blocker. Please place in the text or at the END of the subject line. ( i am hard to reach by phone ) All ideas, text, drawings and audio , that are originated by me, and included with this signature text are to be deemed to be released to the public domain as of the date of this communication . AGSC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist