[IgorPartola]

"Do you live within biking distance from work? No? Then move closer to work." is dubious advice. If you have to pay 2x what you pay now to live closer to work, are you saving enough by not having a longer commute? Better advice is "Use common sense with where you live and work."

[natrius]

The vast majority of the American public underprices their commute. "Common sense" would be incorrect. If people actually put together the price of commuting and compared it to the cost of rent closer in, more people would live in urban areas. It'd be even more lopsided if roads and pollution were priced correctly and schools were purchased separately from housing.