Experts Available to Discuss U.S. Workers Have Longer Commute.

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TOPIC: The Census Bureau released a 2003 survey Wednesday stating the average one-way commute for U.S. workers was 24.3 minutes, according to an article by The Associated Press. Workers in New York City had the longest commute at 38 minutes, while Chicago came in second with a 33-minute commute. The survey also found less than 5 percent of U.S. commuters used public transportation.

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David Rizzo, better known as Dr. Roadmap LLC, is an author, public speaker, and subject expert in the fields of freeway traffic, commuting, alternate routes, ridesharing, freeway, and route choice behavior. He has been interviewed as a subject expert in over 50 newspapers, 24 magazines 36 radio shows and 12 television programs.

Professor Stephen Mattingly, of the University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is an expert in transportation systems, traffic studies, highway engineering and traffic control algorithms.

Robert K. Seyfried, of Northwestern University, The Traffic Institute, can discuss the analysis of roadway design and traffic control features and the preparation of traffic engineering studies related to roadway improvements and site development.

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