Objective To determine whether the author's 20.9 lb (9.5 kg) carbon frame bicycle reduced commuting time compared with his 29.75 lb (13.5 kg) steel frame bicycle.
In California, where the state is testing so-called "autopilot lanes" on the freeways, driverless vehicles can speed up to 120 miles an hour, drastically reducing commute times.
And even if the instrumental function of density were to be acknowledged, it is crucial to take into account that density is not solely (or merely) a tool which in certain conditions can be useful in reducing commute times and minimising the encroachment on undeveloped land.
We know that optimizing trips to such destinations is a classical reason for relocation, so households move to a preferred neighborhood, closer to friends or to their workplace in order to reduce commuting times.
For riders, the restoration promised to drastically reduce commute times for Manhattan-bound trips.
Density is not solely a means to reduce commute times and address other sustainability issues.
Her first success: a high-speed bus line in the Bronx, which she says has reduced commute times by 24%.
Other policies might include trying to reduce commute times, or making walkable neighborhoods and green space a priority in urban planning, again on happiness grounds.
The group, 36 Commuting Solutions, seeks to reduce commute times along U.S. 36 and improve air quality by promoting alternative modes of transportation.
Since completion in 2005, it has reduced carbon dioxide emissions from city traffic by an impressive 47,000 tons a year, and has drastically reduced commute times.
The Sepulveda Pass project is years overdue and will help reduce commute times on one of America's most congested freeways.
