Stressful commute

The amount of time taken by an urbanite to commute to work may be regarded as a sure indicator of not just her quality of life, but also how efficiently the city and its traffic system are managed.

A recent survey on China's urbanization by the Chinese Academy of Sciences may just point in that direction.

On average, it takes a city dweller 31 minutes to travel from home to the workplace, the survey across 50 major cities shows.