Copenhagen, Denmark. 3.5km from home to office. I usually cycle (~15 minutes, including walking up/down stairs and unlocking the bike). If I don't like the weather, I take a bus, which is under 20 minutes, including waiting and walking to the stop. The bus has its own lane for almost the entire route.
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#32Karlsruhe, Germany. ~5 min walk.
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#33cincinnati ohio, live downtown, work in suburb 18 miles of highway driving each way, ~20 mins. arrive to work ~7:30am and leave ~4:30pm to avoid traffic. live at intersection of two highways which are equidistant to work and can route accordingly, except tuesdays, when i drop off and pick up my laundry. enjoy the commute because it gives me time to think.
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#34Denver, CO - Office (Downtown by Coors Field) is 1.2 miles from my apartment. I either walk to work, or my girlfriend drops me off sometimes. Denver has a free metro bus that goes up and down 18th/19th street. If I'm lucky I can catch it at and cut 5-10 minutes off my walk. Sometimes there isn't one there, and I just walk the whole way. If I do that it takes 20-25 minutes, but is nice and easy.
Denver seemed like a pretty cool city, from all 2 days that I spent there 10 years ago. Pretty vibrant downtown for a city of its size, and presumably awesome skiing/hiking/anything outdoors right outside the city.
Once you factor in salary and cost of living, how would you say Denver stacks up compared to NYC or SF?
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#35Madrid, Spain – I live around 5km (3.1mi) from my office, it's usually around 10-15 minutes in public transport (bus and subway)
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#36For almost two years I worked in Ann Arbor, Michigan while living in Saginaw, about 93 miles, and a two-hour drive most of the time due to traffic in some areas. I managed this by doing a weekly commute instead of a daily commute, couch-surfing with friends living nearby for 2-3 nights, and working 1-2 days a week telecommuting.
I just relocated to Ypsilanti MI, and now my commute is more like 20 minutes or less. But it is still kind of disturbing: I avoid surface streets due to traffic, but traffic on I-94 is very heavy and is often slowed or stopped, so it is a little harrowing, even trying to avoid peak commute hours.
These corridors would be so much better if (1) we had a decent rail infrastructure and so the roads were not so heavily traversed by freight-carrying trucks, and (2) we had some kind of decent passenger rail. A mini-BART-like system that gets around Washtenaw county would be so great.
For many years I worked different jobs at the University of Michigan and other companies in Ann Arbor and lived close enough to my jobs to walk or bike daily, which was great. That really isn't a possibility for me anymore.
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#37Boulder, CO.
Live in a neighboring town. 12 mile commute that usually takes me 15mins driving or 30 mins on my bike.
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#38NYC - 30 min walk to the office.
Similar for me in NYC: 25min walk or 15min using bike share. Subway when raining or snowing.
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#39Oakland to SF, Lyft, ~20 mins each way.
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#40I live in metro St. Louis, and live about 32 miles from work. Takes 45 minutes to 1 hour, each way.