NEW YORK — Group commuting — riding buses, trains, subways, or sharing cars or vans — rose from 2005 to 2011 in more than one-third of 342 metropolitan areas where data is available, according to a USA TODAY analysis.
Additionally, approximately two-thirds saw jumps in residents using public transit, while driving to work alone dropped in about two-thirds, or more than 200 metropolitan areas. For the full story, click here.