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By: M1EK

M1EK — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:28:59 +0000

The "two people working two different jobs" problem is exacerbated by the supposed improvements gained from moving jobs out of the city center into inner-ring suburbs. (i.e. your spouse's job might be in an inner-ring suburb on the other side of the city center. And transit is no longer even an option. Oops.)

By: Don McArthur

Don McArthur — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:43:35 +0000

Mr. Joyner,

While technically correct, it brings to mind something like 'the incidence of death in hospices in the US, compared to the carnage associated with being a citizen of Baghdad, are remarkable similar.' It may be technically correct, but there seems to be a world of context gone missing.

;^)

By: Bandit

Bandit — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:33:34 +0000

'“Why are more people leaving for work before 6 am? '

To get to Dunkin Donuts before the lines out the door.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:48:47 +0000

I posted this on Kevin's site, but I leave before 6:00 AM so I can run my standard 8-12 miles/day (I run into work and shower at the office gym) and still be at my desk by 7:30. This allows me to (1) train for marathons (I'm a 2:55 guy), (2) hold a 60+ hour/week job, and (3) leave work before 8:00 PM (something that is relatively uncommon in my profession) so I can spend time with my family.

Probably a good 25% of my coworkers do something similar (get up early enough to exercise before work). This might be a unique job environment, though--we're all relatively young and competitive high achievers, and being physically unfit (or even being only moderately fit, at least before the age of 50) is tacitly frowned upon.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:46:30 +0000

Don, Statistically, it's about a wash. What one gains by moving away from crime and smog one loses because of more automobile fatalities caused by radcially increasing driving distances. See this old post for a bit more discussion.

By: Political Animal

Political Animal — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:32:11 +0000

Commuting in America...

COMMUTING IN AMERICA....Via James Joyner, it appears that the Transportation Research Board has released its third study on commuting patterns and trends. As you can see in the chart below, the main finding is pretty stark: the number of workers......

By: Don McArthur

Don McArthur — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:57:26 +0000

"...or gain the illusion of greater safety for their family..."

Illusion? A spot of wilfull blindness, I think. Speaking as one living next to one of our 'Urban Combat Zones' (formerly known as metropolitan areas).