GMU Professor Urges Commuters to Do the Math. Study Shows Many Would Take Cut in Pay in Return for Shorter Drive to Work, By Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post Staff Writer (Sunday, November 23, 2003). Steven Fuller, a public policy professor at George Mason University and director of the Center for Regional Analysis, just published a survey of Fredericksburg area residents. He asked almost 1,500 commuters: How much would you be willing to cut your salary in exchange for a shorter drive to work? Among his findings, "a worker who commutes an hour daily spends 260 hours a year on the road. At the average Washington area hourly wage of $29.50, that's worth $7,670."

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