Excellent. It is all coming together as planned.
Posted on 03/07/2011 10:37:08 AM PST by smokingfrog
Commuters are saving an average $9,904 annually and $825 per month, based on current gas prices, by riding public transit systems instead of driving their cars, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
Gas prices increased 28 cents per gallon in the 10 days leading up to March 4. The current savings by using public transportation are the highest in the past two years, APTA officials said.
"As gas prices rise, using public transportation is the quickest way people can beat high gasoline prices," said APTA President William Millar in a prepared statement.
APTA releases a monthly "Transit Savings Report" to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by using public transportation.
The top 10 cities with the highest transit ridership ranked in order of their transit savings base on the purchase of a monthly public transit pass, and factoring in local gas prices for March 4 and unreserved parking rates are: New York City, with a monthly savings of $1,198 and an annual savings of $14,376; Boston, $1,099 monthly, $13,188 annual; San Francisco, $1,088 monthly, $13,055 annual; Chicago, $991, monthly, $11,889 annual; Seattle, $973 monthly, $11,682 annual; Philadelphia, $957 monthly, $11,487 annual; Honolulu, $932 monthly, $11,181 annual; Los Angeles, $894 monthly, $10,725 annual; Minneapolis, $876 monthly, $10,510 annual; and San Diego, $866 monthly, $10,396 annual.
I saw this article and immediately thought of Willie Green
And give transit worker unions the strongest incentive to strike in years, as well.
Excellent. It is all coming together as planned.
They failed to mention all the extra colds you get each year from people hacking their lungs out on the bus....
Funny, no mention of the taxpayer subsidy to keep mass transit afloat.
Does mean the fares are going to reflect true full operating costs ?
If a person already has a car, they are still paying for the car, insurance, maintenance and still some gas.
If a person doesn’t own a car, the cost of transit is simply cost. There is no savings.
Back to your regularly scheduled propaganda.
No mention of the time wasted to get mass transit..It is a three block walk, (which is good for me) except in bad weather, I would have to wait on two buses,that generates a 20 minute delay to catch the second bus, and take two hrs.each way to get to my destination....if the buses were on time... and many times the buses are late so I allow my self an extra 15 minutes going to work, to allow for this..so five hrs out of my day is not realistic... in my case
When the masses stat to revolt, who controls the trains ?
They missed a couple of words.
Just wait until the TSA inserts themselves into mass transit...
Mmmmm. I don't think so.
Auto users subsidize Mass Transit:
http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation/html/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation.html
LaHood and Willie- two peas in a pod.
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