With the latest Google Maps update, Google wants to improve your commute, especially if you're using a combination of personal and public transportation to get to work and back home. Using the Commute ...

Pothole season, summer construction season or maybe bad weather. No matter the time of year, it's no surprise commuters who drive to work may start their day already feeling a bit on edge.

With summer vacation over and offices filling up again, it's probably taking longer to get to work than it used to. If you're back to the office several days a week, if not full-time, you can view ...

Experts have long known that long commutes are hard on relationships. One study found that couples in which one spouse commuted more than 45 minutes a day were 40 percent more likely to divorce than ...

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Commuting sucks, and its costs go beyond public-transit fares and gas-tank refills. The labor of getting to and from work robs you of productivity, and consumes time that you’d rather spend doing ...

Do you miss being packed like sardines in a crowded subway car, running to catch the bus with just seconds to spare, or sitting in traffic every workday? Probably not – but it turns out that our daily ...

But before we consign the commute to a concrete coffin and bury it a thousand feet under the sea, Kristie McAlpine would like us to consider the notion that our commutes could be used to positive ...