# Senior Research Scholar Shlomo Angel's research on commuting and cities is featured

1 Faculty News January 4, 2016 ![Citylab logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/citylablogo_0.jpg?itok=m2XP-M92)>

Excerpt from [CityLab](http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/commute-times-dont-grow-as-fast-as-cities-do/422457/) -- "A productivity analysis of 40 U.S. metros of varying populations, conducted by Shlomo Angel and Alejandro Blei of the Urbanization Project at New York University \[Stern School of Business\], found that cities with twice the number of jobs sustained a labor market nearly double in size within a 'tolerable' commute of 30 (87 percent), 45 (94 percent), or 60 minutes (97 percent)."

[Read more](http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/01/commute-times-dont-grow-as-fast-as-cities-do/422457/)