The following table provides US work access data for the 56 major metropolitan areas (over 1,000,000 population). read more »
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US Work Trip Access in 2021 (Journey to Work Data)
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30-Minute Commute Access: Theoretical and Actual
For some years, the University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory has produced major metropolitan area job access estimates for the average worker, at various trip lengths and modes. read more »
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Update: Urban Density and COVID-19 Fatalities
The latest fatality rates as of December 5, 2021 from COVID-19 are shown in Figure 1. This is derived from data reported by usafacts.org. read more »
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New Toronto to London (ON) Train Ridership Half that of a Bus
The Toronto Star reports that the new Toronto to London, Ontario “GO” Transit commuter train is carrying far fewer passengers than the average transit bus. read more »
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WSDOT Secretary Consults with Political Advocates on Response to WPC Study, Has No Real Dispute With Our Data
In 2019, Washington Policy Center asked national transportation expert Wendell Cox to evaluate transportation planning in the Puget Sound region. read more »
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More Londoners Turning to Cars
In an article by Edward Thicknesse, City A.M. reports that car use is rising in London, home of one of the high-income world’s best urban transit systems. Excerpts follow: read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast, with John Russo
On today's episode of Feudal Future hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview John Russo, co-author of Steel Town USA and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University. read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — Making Sense Of Urban Density, Death Rates & Dispersion With Wendell Cox
In this episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview one of their longtime collaborators, Wendell Cox. He is an expert in urban policy, focusing much of his work on demographics and transportation, and he joins Joel and Marshall for a conversation on the COVID-19 pandemic, death rates, and public policy. read more »
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What Works for Seattle Doesn't Work for the Rest of Puget Sound
A new study released by WPC, authored by national transportation expert and urban policy analyst Wendell Cox, puts Seattle transit hype into perspective.
Cox evaluated population, employment, and commute trip data for the Puget Sound and found that automobiles are used by more than two-thirds of commuters to get to work throughout the Puget Sound. read more »
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Transit Commuting Falls Behind Working at Home in 2017… New US Census ACS data
After years of substantially increasing numbers, working at home has now exceeded transit as an employment access mode. In 2017, 8 million people worked at home, compared to 7.6 million riding transit in the U.S. Since 2010, the share of workers at home has risen 21 percent, compared to transit’s 1 percent rise. More details will follow on newgeography.com shortly.
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