I began with the distance to suggest that it should be a component of the rent. Doug's statistics on delays were useful since the increasing commutes lead to more congestion, causing more delays.
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 08:15:14AM -0700, Eugene Coyle wrote: > Doesn't this exchange confuse the increase in delay with total travel time? I. e. > ignores an increase in distance traveled? > > Gene Coyle > > Bill Lear wrote: > > > On Thursday, July 4, 2002 at 14:06:16 (-0700) Michael Perelman writes: > > >Help me out here Doug. Usually, I would be inclined to believe Census figures > > >over something from Texas, but > > > > > >Texas Transportation Institute. 2002. 2002 Urban Mobility Study > > >http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ > > >"Congestion is growing in areas of every size. The 75 urban areas > > >in this report range from New York City down to those with 100,000 > > >population. All of the size categories show more severe congestion > > >that lasts a longer period of time and affects more of the > > >transportation network in 2000 than in 1982. The average annual > > >delay per peak road traveler climbed from 16 hours in 1982 to 62 > > >hours in 2000. And delay over the same period more than quadrupled > > >in areas with less than 1 million people." > > > > > >Is there anybody who sees something other than rapid congestion? Or > > >am I blinded by living in California. > > > > Note that what Doug claims is not necessarily inconsistent with this. > > Improvement in public transportation may very well entail a > > deterioration in private transportation. The numbers above, for 250 > > days a year (workweek travel) show delay increase from 3.8 minutes per > > day to 14.8 minutes per day. This doesn't seem like an accurate > > picture of "congestion", if I've interpreted it correctly. > > > > I think what would be useful are figures showing the relative amounts > > spent on private versus public transportation. I think the ratios are > > usually about 4:1 or more. In Texas, I imagine they are much higher. > > In NYC, perhaps they approach parity or better? > > > > Bill > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
