I never said long commute times are <i>only</i> a problem in the suburbs.<p>If you&#x27;re staying within the city proper and still have a &quot;very long commute&quot; (which to me is 1+ hours, I&#x27;m not sure what the means to you) it sounds like the city is still insufficiently dense.<p>In my experience, the vast majority of people with long commutes are commuting from suburbs&#x2F;exurbs into a city center. I&#x27;m sure there are some cities that are so spread out that one could have a long commute while still staying within the city limits, but that would imply that there are people even further out with even longer commutes from the suburbs.