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Remnants of old Indian trails and the historic route of the Erie Canal combine with modern highways, railroads and airports to illustrate the long-standing importance and critical role of transportation in our social and economic development.
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Photo provided by Rochester Downtown Development Corp.
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Today, our transportation system strives to provide access, safety and efficiency of movement within our community and to connect us with other communities.
We are highly dependent on the private automobile, with 93% of workers in the three most populous counties using cars to commute to work (85% driving alone and 8% in car pools). In our region, 90% of the population lives in a household with a car. But for the City of Rochester that number dips to just 75%.
Throughout the region, 3% take public transit regularly, and 4% walk to work. City of Rochester residents are far more likely to take a bus (11%) or walk to work (8%).
Safety in transportation presents a mixed picture. Overall, injuries from crashes in the region (64.8 per 10,000 residents) are lower than the New York state average. Fatal injuries (1.0 per 10,000 residents) are higher than the state average, but lower than the national mark. At 4.0 per 10,000 residents, the rate of crashes involving alcohol are higher here than statewide.
With an average commute time of 19.35 minutes, we spend 23% less time in traffic than the national average, and 37% less than the New York state average. City of Rochester residents have the region's lowest commute time at 17.9 minutes.