FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005
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| Shelly Lowe |
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**CENSUS
BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY** |
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Workers Have Long Commutes to Work |
Census Bureau Ranks Areas with Longest Average Commute Times
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| What: |
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to
discuss American Community Survey data on the time that the nation’s
average commuter spends traveling to work. Information will be released
ranking states, counties and cities by average commute-to-work time
and the percentage of commuters who experience “extreme”
commutes of 90 or more minutes each day. Philadelphia is among the
cities with the longest commute times. |
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| When: |
Wednesday, March 30, 10 a.m. EST |
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| Who: |
Louis Kincannon, director, U.S. Census Bureau
Don Shanis, assistant executive director, Delaware Valley Regional
Planning Commission
Nancy A. Goldenberg, vice president, Philadelphia Center City District |
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| Where: |
30th Street Station North Waiting Room
30th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pa. |
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