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The New York City commute, Animated

In this Sept. 3, 2014, picture made with a long exposure, lights from evening rush hour traffic move over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco. (Marcio Sanchez / Associated Press)
In this Sept. 3, 2014, picture made with a long exposure, lights from evening rush hour traffic move over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco. (Marcio Sanchez / Associated Press)

You think commuting in Spokane is tough? OK, nobody really thinks that. Still, we are nothing compared to New York City.

Thankfully, the New York Times put together a handy "Animated History of New York's Love-Hate Relationship with Commuting," to show us how good we have it.

Personally, I like the horses being swept away and the glowing quote about how clean subways were predicted to be: "The filthy,health destroying, patience killing, street dust ... will never be found in the tunnel." No, of course not. Never.  

(FYI: The photo is not from NY, but of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.)

Nicholas Deshais
Joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He is the urban issues reporter, covering transportation, housing, development and other issues affecting the city. He also writes the Getting There transportation column and The Dirt, a roundup of construction projects, new businesses and expansions. He previously covered Spokane City Hall.

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