With a tilting feature and a vent to keep the unit from overheating, this device can handle a cellphone, a laptop and a cooler -- enough to make it the first choice on any weekend commuter's list.
Right now, there are 496 commuters on a waiting list to park at the Port Chester station, according to Randall Fleischer, director of business development and facilities for Metro-North.
In fact, the company's Web site for prospective clients features a link to "Commuter Parking Info," which lists every Metro-North train station, the approximate number of parking spaces available, and contact numbers for parking management.
Lower down the list are the commuter shorts which I bought.
The London commuter belt dominates a new list of the most expensive places to rent outside London.
Mr. Schmidt, who owns a Gulfstream jet, joins a list of island commuters that includes Jack Welch, the former chief executive of General Electric, and Louis V. Gerstner Jr., the former chief executive of I.B.M.
A fixture since 1987, the annual Long Island Rail Road report card compiled by the railroad's commuter council is on the endangered list, at least this year.
"The U.S. market is huge," he said, noting that people can spend years on waiting lists for available monthly commuter parking in parts of Connecticut.
Staten Island topped the list with one in nine commuters engaging in extreme commuting.
Currently, there is a waiting list of 1,500 residents seeking commuter parking permits, in addition to the 1,900 people who already have them.
