High property taxes got you down?
Scared of being abducted?
Pesky urban density bug you?
Move to Middleton, Wisconsin! It's the best place in the country to live
(http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/103225/Best-Places-to-Live...even
though many of the amenities mentioned in the article are actually Madison's).
This on the heels of Sun Prairie voting not to support the new RTA
(http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/July07/july11/0711bruhnrta.pdf).
Mike's concerns about an RTA paying for road maintenance duly noted...it is
hard not to think that commuters from Sun Prairie aren't a major reason why
Dane County might need an RTA in the first place.
Apparently, everyone wants to benefit from being near Madison and driving into
Madison to work and clogging up the Isthmus with cars...but no one wants to pay
for the services in Madison that they use on a daily basis.
Incidentally, here is the US Census Journey to Work data for 2000 for Sun
Prairie for workers age 16+ (yes...I am a wonky geek who used to be a regional
rep for the Census Bureau):
Total:11,068
Worked in place of residence 3,347 (ie, in Sun Prairie)
Worked outside place of residence 7,721 (ie, not in Sun Prairie)
Mode:
Car, truck, or van:10,540
Drove alone 9,620
Carpooled 920
Public transportation: 29
Bus or trolley bus 13
Taxicab 16
Motorcycle 11
Bicycle 14
Walked 159
Other means 19
Worked at home 296
Commute time:
Less than 5 minutes 496
5 to 9 minutes 1,929
10 to 14 minutes 1,673
15 to 19 minutes 1,452
20 to 24 minutes 1,552
25 to 29 minutes 903
30 to 34 minutes 1,490
35 to 39 minutes 305
40 to 44 minutes 201
45 to 59 minutes 415
60 to 89 minutes 180
90 or more minutes 176
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