Hmm, interesting. 104 a month to take transit.
Daily commute M/F = 30 miles. I get by on about 2 weeks per tank. A tank costs me about 30 bucks.
So pay an extra 40 bucks a month to ride the bus? How about, no?
That’s nothing—try the Long Island Ripoff Railroad (LIRR).
One day round trip pass from Ronkonkoma to Penn station (about 30 miles) is $22.00. Monthly pass discount? Try $306.00 for Zone 10. Highest is $392.00 month for zone 14.
Nice chunk of change each month ay?
Depending on where you live in NYC, it is a $5.50 to $11 toll to enter Manhattan by car per day. There are free alternatives, but they add extra time and mileage.
Then, if you park in Manhattan, you need to pay $200 or more per month, unless you happen to work in one of the remote areas of Manhattan where you can get parking for $100 or so. You could also get free parking if you circle around enough, adding mileage and time - but frequently you would be stuck wasting a half hour and having to pay to park anyway.
My commute is one of the better ones in the city but If I were to drive to work alone every day instead of taking the bus:
-I’d be stuck in the crawling regular lanes for hours while the buses and full cars would go in the much faster HOV lane.
-I’d have to pay $20 in tolls every day to travel the same fast route as the bus.
-I’d have to rent a parking space for up to $500 a month because there simply is no parking during business hours.
Everyone driving to work in NYC and parking is simply impossible. The streets simply could not physically handle the traffic.