Drumbeat: September 21, 2012

theoildrum.com 21 Sep '12, 2pm

Drumbeat: September 21, 2012

Posted by Leanan on September 21, 2012 - 11:11am Fewer Americans commuting solo The dismal economy and skyrocketing gas prices may have accomplished what years of advocacy failed to: getting more people to stop driving solo. The share of workers driving to work alone dropped slightly from 2010 to 2011 while commutes on public transportation rose nationally and in some of the largest metropolitan areas, according to Census data out today Thursday. Group commuting -- riding buses, trains, subways or sharing cars or vans -- rose from 2005 to 2011 in more than a third of 342 metropolitan areas for which data exist, according to a USA TODAY analysis. About two-thirds saw jumps in residents using public transit. The share driving to work alone dropped in about two-thirds or more than 200 metros.

Full article: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/9503

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