Public Transit For a Month

Millions take public transit in New York every day. The New York Times is beginning a month-long series looking at the commute and culture of public transit in the city.

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December 31, 2007, 9:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

"On any given weekday, 5.3 million people crowd into the subway system, 300,514 take the Long Island Rail Road, 284,593 ride Metro-North and 275,850 take NJ Transit trains. Still others opt for boats, trams, cars and buses."

"To explore this phenomenon, we are embarking on a mission. For the month of January, we will ride to and from work with some of the New York area's commuting millions. And every day, we'll post an account of a particular trip online and tell you what it looks and feels like, who makes that commute and why, where they live and why."

FULL STORY: A Month of Commuting

Sunday, December 30, 2007 in The New York Times

Transportation New York

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