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NEWS ABOUT: commute

commute stories: 13 news summaries

 Latest SF 
 Bridge Snafu 
 Sparks Fear, Anger 

Commuter inconvenience only most immediate after cable snaps

Oct 28, 09 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s revelation that high winds caused a recent repair to come undone and shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for 24 hours—and counting—has area commuters worried not only for their safety but also about how well state officials are spending tax dollars in the ongoing construction... More »

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Iraq • California • commute • repair • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge • earthquake

(Newser) - An unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project... More »

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San Francisco • subway • construction • commute • Oakland • delay • repair • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge • ferry

Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'  

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

Sep 4, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • New York • Dallas • Miami • Los Angeles • commute • commuting • drivers • Minneapolis-St. Paul

 It's Official: 
 The 4-Day Week Works 

Utah shows economic, environmental, and health benefits from new scheme

Aug 25, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A year ago, Utah’s governor instituted a 4-day, 10-hour-a-day workweek for some 17,000 state employees—and the results so far show big benefits, GOOD reports:
  • Closed offices on Fridays have cut energy use by 13% and reduced the state’s carbon footprint by some 6,000 metric
... More »

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commute • Utah • weekend • five day workweek • four-day week

(Newser) - Dick Cheney believes disgraced former chief of staff Scooter Libby, convicted in the CIA leak investigation, deserved a pardon, the Weekly Standard reports. “He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,” the former vice president said. “Obviously, I disagree with President Bush.” Bush’... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • commutation • commute • Lewis Scooter Libby • George W. Bush • sentence

 Public Transit 
 Returns to 
 Baghdad 

Commuter train has run for a month, mayor proposes subway system

Nov 18, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of destabilizing violence, Baghdad has a commuter train again, the LA Times reports. For about a month, the “Baghdad Metro,” as employees call it, has made two complete trips around the city in the morning and afternoon for the benefit of working Iraqis who have to... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • traffic • violence • commute • train • public transit

Engineer Sent Texts Just Before Crash

Feds find message 22 seconds ahead of fatal Sept. 12 train wreck

Oct 1, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The engineer steering the Metrolink train that crashed last month sent a text message 22 seconds before the fatal collision, the Los Angeles Times reports. Robert M. Sanchez sent 29 text messages Sept. 12, a federal investigation reveals. The commuter train ran through a red signal and hit a freight... More »

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cell phones • Los Angeles • commute • texting • train crash • public transit • Metrolink

LA Train Crash Toll at 18; Passengers Still Trapped

135 injured; federal investigation planned

Sep 13, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll in the Los Angeles train crash yesterday rose to 18 this morning, with 135 injured and more passengers still trapped inside train cars. Crews worked through the night to tear apart the metal to reach passenger spaces. "There's human beings in there and it's going to... More »

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Los Angeles • commute • death toll • train crash

GLOSSIES

 The Good in $4 Gas 

Less obesity, traffic, and accidents, for starters

Jul 2, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The rest of the world may have thought it would never happen, but energy prices are beginning to change Americans' behavior. Time notes some positive aspects:
  1. Jobs lost to globalization return, because energy costs make international shipping unattractive.
  2. Suburban sprawl is slowing as people choose to live closer
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obesity • oil • gas • traffic • commute • gas prices • auto insurance

 What if Oil Hits $200? 

Inflation would skyrocket as American society reorganizes

Jun 28, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street has predicted $200-per-barrel oil for months, but what if it really happens? Not only drivers would be hurt by such a spike, the Los Angeles Times reports: Inflation would skyrocket as oil-derived products turn pricey and "the purchasing power of the American people would be kicked in... More »

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inflation • oil • commute • oil price • $100 a barrel oil

The New Generational Shift: Suburban Flight

After 50 years of sprawl, suburbanites  gravitate toward cities

Jun 17, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Changes in lifestyles, economic conditions, and demographics are leading to a reversal in urban flight, The Wall Street Journal reports. Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline and the subprime crisis have driven many to cities from suburbs, where commutes are longer and houses have lost the most value. Boomers are simplifying their lives with... More »

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traffic • commute • public transportation • air pollution • suburban sprawl • light rail

Bay Area Overpass Collapses

Oakland Tanker explosion and fire close busy freeway

Apr 30, 07 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A speeding 8,600-gallon gas tanker smashed into a guardrail early yesterday on a Bay Area highway, causing a fireball that melted an overpass above it. The driver sustained minor injuries, and no one else was hurt. But the collapsed overpass, which carried traffic eastbound from the Baby Bridge, closed... More »

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California • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • traffic • commute • Bay Area • overpass • earthquake

Virtuoso Snubbed in Train Station

What Happens If A violinist Plays in The Subway And Nobody Hears It?

Apr 15, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington Post reporter Gene Weingarten put world-renowned violinist, Joshua Bell, in a subway station in Washington DC one rush hour morning to see if people would notice him. Mostly, they didn’t. More »

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music • Washington DC • Stradivari • Joshua Bell • violin • commute

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