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ONE OTHER FACTnu TO CONSIDER <br />The average commute for Pasadena residents is 23.6 miles, according to recent census figures. <br />Optimistically assuming a 30 mile per gallon car and $2.00 per gallon gas, each Pasadena <br />resident, on average, is spending about $1.57 per day for gasoline to drive to work, or $376.80 <br />per year. Even with $1.00 per gallon gas, the daily drive to and from work would cost the <br />average Pasadena commuter $.78 per day or $187.20 per year, without accounting for <br />automobile depreciation and maintenance expenses. That same commute, at average speeds <br />equals slightly more than 50.6 minutes per day of time lost by each Pasadena based worker, <br />again according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Census figures from 2000 identified more than <br />70,676 Pasadena residents who work, most outside the city. <br />work <br />Collectively, Pasadena's resident workforce is spending m$26,630,76 driving <br />822 hour fromeach year. <br />each year on gasoline alone. That collective commute is taking p <br />1 <br />issioned by the City of Pasadena in 2006, a major <br />According to the Nelson/Nygaard report comm <br />cause of congestion is a lack of parking for retail and office space and improper pricing of street - <br />side parking meters. Good planning for future development can reduce traffic congestion. Office <br />developments sited near Pasadena's resident workforce can significantly reduce commute times <br />and costs for residents and decrease pollutants that result. <br />10 <br />