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> One point this article misses is the size of the cities. Until mid-1800 cities were at most 1-1.5 km long, usually just 2-3 streets. See perhaps: > Marchett
by throw0101b 3y ago
> One point this article misses is the size of the cities. Until mid-1800 cities were at most 1-1.5 km long, usually just 2-3 streets.
See perhaps:
> Marchetti's constant is the average time spent by a person for commuting each day. Its value is approximately one hour, or half an hour for a one-way trip. It is named after Italian physicist Cesare Marchetti, though Marchetti himself attributed the "one hour" finding to transportation analyst and engineer Yacov Zahavi.[1]
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant
* https://archive.is/edypl https://archive.is/edypl / https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-29/the-commuting-principle-that-shaped-urban-history https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-29/the-commu...
- marcosdumay 3y agoI really doubt this holds today.
- throw0101b 3y ago> I really doubt this holds today. In the US it is 28 minutes: * https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/one-way-travel-time-to-work-rises.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/one-way-... * https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance__trashed/average-commute-time-by-city-and-state/ https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance__tra...
- golergka 3y agoWhat happened to these constants with WFH? Personally, I have a lot of productive days now when I don't even leave my home.
- paxys 3y agoPeople who work from home are still a tiny minority. They may skew the numbers somewhat, but definitely not to a very great degree.
- rsynnott 3y agoWhen forced to WFH during the pandemic, I tended to walk aimlessly for an hour or so after work to compensate. I felt a fairly strong _compulsion_ to do that. Marchetti might be onto something...