Read more commute stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4449/commute.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72785/latest-sf-bridge-snafu-sparks-fear-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday’s revelation that high winds caused a recent repair to come undone and shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for 24 hours—and counting—has area commuters worried not only for their safety but also about how well state officials are spending tax dollars in the ongoing construction of...http://www.newser.com/story/72785/latest-sf-bridge-snafu-sparks-fear-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn unexpected hiccup means the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will remain closed through tomorrow—and a potential nightmare commute for the 260,000 who use the span daily, the Contra Costa Times reports. The bridge was closed Thursday night so workers could replace a 300-foot section, but during the project...http://www.newser.com/story/68826/brutal-commute-awaits-sf-as-bridge-remains-closed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLos Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles commuters hate...http://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 16:16:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67753/its-official-the-4-day-week-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA year ago, Utah’s governor instituted a 4-day, 10-hour-a-day workweek for some 17,000 state employees—and the results so far show big benefits, GOOD reports: Closed offices on Fridays have cut energy use by 13% and reduced the state’s carbon footprint by some 6,000 metric tons—and that...http://www.newser.com/story/67753/its-official-the-4-day-week-works.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 13:32:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48721/cheney-says-bush-erred-in-not-pardoning-libby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDick Cheney believes disgraced former chief of staff Scooter Libby, convicted in the CIA leak investigation, deserved a pardon, the Weekly Standard reports. “He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,” the former vice president said. “Obviously, I disagree with President Bush.” Bush’s decision has been ascribed to...http://www.newser.com/story/48721/cheney-says-bush-erred-in-not-pardoning-libby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 17:15:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43000/public-transit-returns-to-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter years of destabilizing violence, Baghdad has a commuter train again, the LA Times reports. For about a month, the “Baghdad Metro,” as employees call it, has made two complete trips around the city in the morning and afternoon for the benefit of working Iraqis who have to suffer through...http://www.newser.com/story/43000/public-transit-returns-to-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 14:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38918/engineer-sent-texts-just-before-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe engineer steering the Metrolink train that crashed last month sent a text message 22 seconds before the fatal collision, the Los Angeles Times reports. Robert M. Sanchez sent 29 text messages Sept. 12, a federal investigation reveals. The commuter train ran through a red signal and hit a freight...http://www.newser.com/story/38918/engineer-sent-texts-just-before-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Oct 2008 15:36:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37363/la-train-crash-toll-at-18-passengers-still-trapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death toll in the Los Angeles train crash yesterday rose to 18 this morning, with 135 injured and more passengers still trapped inside train cars. Crews worked through the night to tear apart the metal to reach passenger spaces. "There's human beings in there and it's going to be...http://www.newser.com/story/37363/la-train-crash-toll-at-18-passengers-still-trapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Sep 2008 9:32:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31470/the-good-in-4-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe rest of the world may have thought it would never happen, but energy prices are beginning to change Americans' behavior. Time notes some positive aspects: Jobs lost to globalization return, because energy costs make international shipping unattractive. Suburban sprawl is slowing as people choose to live closer to cities....http://www.newser.com/story/31470/the-good-in-4-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 12:03:39 CDT