The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is forcing many employers to send workers home. Apple, Facebook, Alphabet and even Fortune are closing offices out of an abundance of caution to prevent the spread of the virus and protect their employees. That’s creating a new swath of telecommuters, many of whom have never worked from home for an extensive period. That's not as bad as you think—but it’s not the life of luxury you might be envisioning either. Good news first: You’re likely

Following Governor Wolf's announcement concerning the situation with COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, effective Friday, March 13, 2020 the SEPTA Key Senior & Reduced Fare Card processing programs at 1234 Market Street, Concourse Level and the Accessible Travel Center at Suburban Station will be closed until further notice. Please continue to check septa.org for updates Status As the health professionals predicted, the number of individuals in the US infected with the virus continues

Less than two months after San Francisco’s Market Street went mostly car-free, the central downtown artery is palpably calmer. While freight deliveries, fire trucks, buses and streetcars are still trundling along the vehicle lanes, navigating by bike, scooter or foot feels far less death-defying now that clots of private autos and ride-hailing vehicles are no longer allowed to vie for space among them. And commuters are responding accordingly. For example, the average number

While coronavirus has city agencies on high alert and panicked people emptying shelves of hand sanitizer, Philadelphia’s bike-share program is riding high. Indego clocked 14,000 rides during the first nine days of March, that’s close to twice the number from 2019. The numbers continue a hot streak for Indego. Ridership set a record with more than 86,000 rides for the January and February months. Last year those numbers were around 63,000. This year beat out the record high se

A new study from INRIX, Inc., a world leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, revealed the most congested cities and corridors in the world. The 2019 Global Traffic Scorecard study showed trends for over 900 cities across 43 countries. For the United States, the study showed that Americans lost about 99 hours a year due to congestion, which costs about $88 billion in 2019; this is an average of $1,377 per year. Although those were average numbers, many

It’s a great time to be a road builder in the United States, and a terrible time to be a road user. If it feels like you’re perennially stuck in traffic due to road construction, you’re not wrong, and you’re not alone, according to a new report by Transportation for America. The nation’s largest 100 urban areas added 30,511 new lane-miles of roads between 1993 and 2017, according to the report, a 42 percent increase (and a trend that shows no signs of slowing down). For persp

Are shared e-scooters good or bad for cities and the climate? Do they reduce congestion and pollution, or not? In figuring out which side of the argument to take, the public, cities, and the media often miss the broader point—the answer is largely up to us. With the right supporting action by cities, these small-wheeled electric vehicles can provide more convenient, enjoyable, and efficient ways of making short trips, reclaim public space for bikes, and increase the value and

Americans are spending more time — and money — commuting than ever before. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American spends 25.9 minutes a day traveling to work one way — that adds up to just over four hours every week spent in transit for work. They’re spending around 15.9% of their typical budgets on transportation costs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and married couples with children spend closer to 17.1%. And as more Americans migrate to lar