Author Alan E. Pisarski under a joint project of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) details in length America's commuting behaviors and habits over a 10-year period.
The report reveals the following information:
"Of the 128 million commuters in 2000, almost 100 million were in metropolitan areas and the remaining 29 million in non-metro areas.
Pisarski also suggests that the tendency to work within one's home county declines as the size of the metropolitan area increases.
Regarding gender, Pisarksi notes that women are still more likely to use transit and cabs and to work at home while motorcycle and bicycle are two modes where men have sharply greater usage.
Also worth noting are Pisarski's observations about our continuance of driving alone. "Driving alone continues to increase. Private vehicle shares were over 80% for 14 states with Michigan highest at over 83%. There were 33 states between 70% and 80%. New York is in a class by itself at 56%."
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