[sjclemmy]

I've done various commutes in my working life. Nothing beats being able to walk to work:

1) It's not too far,

2) It's exercise - what's not to like?

3) It's always, ALWAYS, the same length of time. Which allows you to plan.

4) It's not too far.

My least favourite commute is on the British motorways, one day it could take the minimum amount of time, the next it could be 4 times longer. This amount of variation adds to working stress levels. It's really difficult to plan to get something 'out of the way' in the morning when you don't even know if you'll be there in time.

(btw, I walked to work this morning.)

[osi]

cycling is a close second. i used to live close enough to walk daily (~ 18min walk). i did it every day, through the chicago winters.

we moved slightly farther so it is closer to a ~ 30m walk, and now cycling is more efficient since it is closer to ~ 12m.

i agree that people vastly underestimate the value of this in their lives. (you have to experience it to know what you're missing)

[mirceal]

this

you never really truly appreciate what impact your commute has until you have a 5 minutes walking commute.

I did this at some point for around 1 year. It was awesome.

3) above did not apply though. I had to cross a really busy street (i.e. car traffic) and the pedestrian traffic light took around 2.5 minutes (I kid you not). Depending on that damn traffic light my commute time could be 4 minutes or 6+ minutes. Recall being really annoyed, to the point of hating the traffic light.

[omouse]

Indeed, it's something you can really appreciate on a university campus where most everything you need as a student is within 10 minutes of walking. Amazing how easily we give that up for a fat paycheck and a mortgage.