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Transit systems struggle to find enough bus drivers

by Matt Levin
Jan 4, 2022
Some drivers are retiring, others are going to work for commercial delivery services.
Higher wages from private competitors and a workforce near retirement has led to a bus driver shortage. Above, a Detroit bus driver poses for a portrait in 2020.
Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images
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Why driving to work may drive you to quit

by Barbara Platts
Sep 24, 2018
New study says a quarter of U.S. workers have left a job because of a bad commute.
Traffic moves along 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan in January.
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Companies offer private bus services to get young workers to commute from cities to the suburbs

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 18, 2017
As real estate in major cities continues to go up in price, companies are increasingly moving offices to the suburbs. In order to attract young workers from the cities, some companies offer private bus services for employees making the reverse commute.
Jennifer Fusco (left) and Laura Montero-Stern (right) on the Boston Scientific commuter bus in Massachusetts.
Aaron Schachter/ for Marketplace
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Sick of the commute, Santa Cruz tries own tech hub

by Rowan Moore Gerety
Mar 27, 2014
20,000 tech workers commute daily from Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley
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How much time do you spend traveling to work: Map

by Adriene Hill
Mar 12, 2013
Mega-commuters spend hours each day getting to and from work -- are you one of them?
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Commuter rail project in Hawaii hangs on today's vote

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 6, 2012
The leading candidate for mayor of Honolulu has pledged to derail a $5 billion rail project to help ease Oahu’s terrible traffic.
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Commuter Nation: How America gets to work

by Katie Long
Jul 13, 2012
The majority of Americans still drive alone in a car to and from work. But in cities and states across the nation, the commuter population is turning to carpools, public transportation, walking, and bikes.
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'Supercommuters' board airplanes to get to work

by Marketplace Contributor
May 18, 2012
Think your commute is long? Turns out a rapidly growing number of commuters are flying to get to work.
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'Supercommuters' on the rise

by Jeremy Hobson
Feb 28, 2012
The number of people who commute more than 90 miles for work has nearly doubled in many cities over the past 10 years.
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Commuters turn to buses

by Joel Patterson
Dec 21, 2011
In an age of sky-high travel costs, long-haul commuters looking for an alternative are rediscovering the bus.
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