Article: THE LONG COMMUTE SOON WON'T MAKE SENSE

Joseph Staniunas Jr. explained why, in his drive from Roanoke to Radford, the commute still makes sense ("The commute still makes sense," May 1 commentary). While I'm uncritical of his decision, that he's written this commentary at all illustrates the perception that with historically high gasoline prices, many commutes are making increasingly less sense. Let's explore why a commute like his formerly made sense, makes less sense now, and whether and for how long it will continue to make sense.

Virtually all transportation in America today is powered by petroleum, the densest, most convenient and most portable fuel on the planet. Domestic U.S. production of petroleum historically follows ...

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