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  • Drive Times: State Can't Do More of the Same & Expect a Different Result

    01/06/2007 6:55:23 AM PST · by iceskater · 19 replies · 413+ views
    Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | January 4, 2006 | A. BARTON HINKLE
    Your humble servant was asked to give a talk on transportation yesterday.... For instance, one might question the received wisdom that the Commonwealth faces a transportation crisis. Six years ago, according to AAA, the average daily commute to work in America was 25.5 minutes.... The average commute in 2006 actually has shrunk -- to 25.1 minutes. It's now 24 seconds shorter than it was six years ago. (Thanks to Jim Bacon of www.baconsrebellion.com for unearthing this datum.) And contrary to the agonizing screams of frustration that you hear from Northern Virginia, commuting times around Washington aren't that much longer --...