More than 450,000 people in Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam drive to work by car, van, or truck, and 1 in 10 of those commuters travel an hour or more, according to census data. Are you one of them? In today’s story, I write about a new study that shows people with… Read More →
(Motorists encounter a flooded portion of the Saw Mill River Parkway, while driving southbound in Pleasantville May 21, 2012. Heavy rains also closed the southbound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway at exit 21 in White Plains. ( Joe Larese/The Journal News ) The downpours were so heavy during my… Read More →
The League of American Bicyclists hopes so because today is National Bike to Work Day. The group is the national sponsor of bike month, an effort to get people to choose bike pedals over gas pedals. If you rode to work today and took photos, tweet us your pics @LoHudcommuter!... Read More →
And finally, (see two previous posts) here’s what you should do to book the best-priced airline tickets, according to FareCompare.com: Shop on Tuesday afternoons: Generally, an airline will launch a sale either late Monday night or early on Tuesday and the other airlines match to stay competitive; this matching process… Read More →
I had so much news to share on airfare that I need to make a few blog posts! So how do you know you’re paying too much? From Rick Seaney, of CEO of FareCompare.com: Flight less than 500 miles (about 1 hour flight time) *Best deals: Under $100 round-trip *What… Read More →
Forget about extra baggage fees. Just the cost of the plane ticket may dampen your summer plans. FareCompare.com, which tracks airline ticket prices, reports that the cheapest airfares have skyrocketed 18 percent from January 2011 to May 2012. “Airline ticket prices for this summer are now averaging about 8 percent… Read More →
At last night’s meeting with state officials in Tarrytown, someone handed me this flier that apparently has been circulating among residents. The new group is called New York Residents Against New Tappan Zee or NYRANTZ, and it plans to launch a petition. But some of the claims on the flier… Read More →
I found this interesting story by Reuters reporter, Lou Carlozo, that looks at the growing number of spouses who live apart because they have jobs in different places. The sluggish economy is forcing couples to take jobs wherever they can find them—even if that means moving hundreds of miles away…. Read More →
As always, we’ve been working hard to deliver the best stories to our readers each week, especially on the commuting beat. Here’s what you need to know, in case you missed it: The League of Women Voters announced it had “strong reservations” about the state’s TZ plan, because it lacks… Read More →
The irony about last night’s meeting about adding a sound barrier on the Thruway in Rockland was that it was noisy. Incredibly noisy. The sound barrier would come with the new bridge; two more barriers are proposed on the Westchester side. (Today’s story) About 160 property owners near the bridge… Read More →
