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MANCHESTER, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent analysis of Census data by the popular cycling website, Bikes.org.uk [http://www.bikes.org.uk ] has highlighted some dramatic changes in how we travel to work. The number of people who travel to work in England and Wales has surpassed 25 million for the first time. This is a staggering 12,000 million commutes per year(1). The total population of England and Wales increased by +7% in the past decade but the rate...
Real estate company is the industry's first to help home buyers and agents assess properties based on actual drive time from home to work based on true traffic conditions KIRKLAND, Wash., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Windermere Real Estate and INRIX announced the release of INRIX Drive Time(TM), a new home-buying feature on Windermere.com that takes the guess work out of one of the most important purchase criteria when considering a new home - how long it will take home...
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About 8.1 percent of U.S. workers have commutes of 60 minutes or longer, 4.3 percent work from home, and nearly 600,000 full-time workers had "megacommutes" of at least 90 minutes and 50 miles. The average one-way daily commute for workers across the country is 25.5 minutes, and one in four commuters leave their county to work. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/DC71055-INFO)(Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of millions of American transit commuters, the Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition is pleased that legislation was signed into law by President Obama yesterday to increase the monthly pre-tax limit for the transit commuter benefit from $125 per month to $240 per month, the same level as the parking benefit, through the end of 2013. Paul Dean, Vice President of TransitCenter, Inc. stated, "Our coalition is extremely...
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WageWorks (NYSE: WAGE), the provider of TransitChek commuter benefits, and Central Parking announced today an exclusive program that offers New York City commuters preferred pricing on parking at participating Central Parking locations. This preferred pricing is available only to WageWorks and TransitChek customers enrolled in their commuter benefits program. Eligible participants will be able to save anywhere from 10% to more than 50% off...
CHICAGO, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from CareerBuilder shows workers may have more than heavy traffic to contend with on their way to work. Fifty-eight percent of workers who drive to work said they experience road rage at times while traveling to and from the office, similar to findings in 2006 when the study was last conducted. Nearly one-in-ten workers (9 percent) who drive to work have gotten into a fight with another commuter. The study was conducted online by...
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition today spoke out against Congress' failure to increase the pre-tax monthly limit for the transit commuter benefit to the same level as the parking benefit as part of the "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" (MAP-21). A provision to restore parity between the transit and parking benefit was included in the Senate version of the legislation, but the language was dropped from...
LONDON, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the London Olympics fast approaching there is a growing concern amongst motorists in and around London that the roads will become a nightmare during the Games. MotorQuoteDirect have therefore issued a warning about the possible effect of the Olympics on traffic in and around London. Joe de Vries, of MotorQuoteDirect, a leading website that offers consumers an easy and effective Car Insurance Quote...
TROY, Mich., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- vRide, the nation's largest corporate vanpooling service, challenged American commuters today to take one million cars off the road each day by the end of 2013. vRide is targeting single occupant vehicles (S.O.V.) and turning the spotlight on these drivers with its "Don't be an S.O.V." campaign which aims to move the nation forward with sustainable and efficient commuter options. The "Don't be an S.O.V." campaign highlights the stress...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com A new report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine states that, as people move farther away from urban centers and commute longer distances via car, it can have greater health risks. In general, sedentary activity is known to have impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic health. As such, the new study finds that commuting longer distances can increase weight, decrease cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), among other health issues. In the experiment,...
