Why It’s So Hard to Change People’s Commuting Behavior
“Make the full cost of driving salient for employees”<p>Give them the stick!!<p>Seriously, why don’t we simply improve mass transit so more people want to take it?<p>Even in NYC where it’s the best in America, it can still be painful. Try commuting from Brooklyn to NJ, or 4 miles to the east side of Manhattan from NJ.<p>25 years ago I lived 50 miles from Manhattan and the best an express train could do was 65 minutes to the city.  I even wrote a letter to MetroNorth.<p>We’re about to enter the third decade of the 21st Century. How about trains that go 125 mph?<p>Where are the maglevs?<p>China, of course:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnn.com&#x2F;travel&#x2F;article&#x2F;china-driverless-maglev-trains&#x2F;index.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnn.com&#x2F;travel&#x2F;article&#x2F;china-driverless-maglev-t...</a>