Study reveals a mix bag of commutes in California

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published February 27, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

Jobs are moving to the suburbs and the car is still the fastest way of getting to work. Tom Fudge speaks with the authors of a recent study about where people live and where they're trying to go durin

Jobs are moving to the suburbs and the car is still the fastest way of getting to work. Tom Fudge speaks with the authors of a recent study about where people live and where they're trying to go during morning rush hour.

You can learn more about the study, Time to Work: Commuting Times and Modes Among California Workers, at the website of the Public Policy Institute of California: www.ppic.org .

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Guests:

Elisa Barbour . Policy Analyst for the Public Policy Institute of California. She's author of Time to Work: Commuting Times and Modes among California Workers.
Gary Gallegos . Executive Director of SANDAG, the San Diego Association of Governments.

Study reveals a mix bag of commutes in California

Jobs are moving to the suburbs and the car is still the fastest way of getting to work. Tom Fudge speaks with the authors of a recent study about where people live and where they're trying to go durin

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