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That figure is debateable. Citylab raises three issues: 1. American commutes tend to be by car. Other countries have more walking, biking and transit commutes.
by graeme 7y ago
That figure is debateable. Citylab raises three issues:
1. American commutes tend to be by car. Other countries have more walking, biking and transit commutes. (Note that foreign transit tends to be more relaxing than American transit). And a walk or bike commute is exercise, which americans have to go to the gym to do.
2. In cities, American commutes are much longer than average. The article was talking about urban centers where immigrants go, so it would be instructive to compare to foreign city commutes.
3. Other datasets show the US having longer relative commute times.
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2011/10/american-commute-times-so-difficult-to-measure/307/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2011/10/american-comm...
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