Most commuters don't talk to each other -- but a new novel from Clare Pooley imagines what might happen if straphangers interacted with each other and became friends. Shutterstock/Tupungato The first ...

In a world where many can work remotely, a peculiar frustration has emerged among employees, in the public and private sectors alike: the requirement to commute to the office, only to spend the day on ...

For the average worker, commuting may not just be an inconvenience—it could be costing them thousands of dollars in lost time ...

The idea that commuting is unpaid work has been floating around for a while. Most full-time employees and even those on temporary contracts believe time spent on the way to work and back should be ...

For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day – 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on the road.

Amanda Eustice and Tom Krosnowski say what stands out most is how much planning and patience commuting requires, with people ...

The CTA spent more than $26,000 in 2023 and 2024 on three vehicles used by top officials at the public transit agency. In at least some instances, the vehicles were used more for commuting to and from ...