Interesting post over at EcoVelo. I would not accept a job with a one-hour car commute for 100% more money!
According to a paper by the Swiss economists Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer, a person with a one-hour car commute must earn 40 percent more money to have a sense of well-being equal to someone who walks (or rides their bike) to work. Fey and Stutzer say that people underestimate the down side of a long commute when choosing a home, and that psychologically, a long commute often negates the benefits gained by living in the suburbs.
on Jul 18th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I live in the DC area, famous for long commutes in nasty traffic. Having moved closer to work & downsized my living quarters to be able to afford this, I couldn’t agree more. Tying up 3 hrs every day commuting to & from work was such an energy drain. It felt like all my waking hours were spent either walking or going to & fro. Life improved 100% with the move. I now live in bike commute range (8 miles from work) and just today was scoping out a potential route.