Jokes about Floridians exiting their air-conditioned homes only to enter their air-conditioned cars may be on their way out. A study released Wednesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group found that people living in Florida’s most populous areas are driving less, mirroring a national trend among urbanites. And in Sarasota people are relying more on public transportation. The Sarasota area area had the fourth-largest increase in the number of passenger miles traveled on public transportation.
