{"id":24936,"date":"2016-11-29T14:56:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T14:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2016-11-29T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T14:59:34","slug":"9641-annual-savings-taking-public-transportation-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/9641-annual-savings-taking-public-transportation-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"$9,641 = Annual Savings Taking Public Transportation In USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Also published on CleanTechnica<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Riding public transportation is a vital means of saving money, money that can much more happily be spent on other things than on owning, driving, and maintaining a car. Transit riders can forget about\u00a0auto insurance, car payments, fuel costs, tuneups at the mechanic, expensive broken car parts, etc.<\/p>\n

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) provides helpful insight into these savings each month when it releases its “Transit Savings Report<\/em>.” For some recent history, you can view the September\u00a0savings report\u00a0here,<\/a>\u00a0October’s\u00a0here<\/a>, and now November’s here<\/a>.\u00a0From that most recent one, the American Public Transportation Association writes (emphasis added):<\/em><\/p>\n

The national average gas price fell slightly as Americans prepare to give thanks with family and friends. Even with the dip in gas prices, there is still a great opportunity to save using public transportation instead of driving this holiday season.<\/p>\n

The annual savings is $9,641<\/strong> for a person who switches his or her daily commute by car to taking public transportation…. Individuals who ride public transportation instead of driving can save, on average, more than $803 per month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Safety is one more factor. It is safer to travel by mass transit than in a car.\u00a0But cash is often what talks to people, and there are few ways to save more money than dropping the car and taking\u00a0transit (or bicycling).<\/p>\n

Of course, savings depend on many factors\u00a0that\u00a0change\u00a0based on the city and even the individual. You have to consider the cost of gas, how much you actually drive, the cost of transit, any time savings from being able to work (or play) while in transit rather than driving (something APTA doesn’t include\u00a0at all), the cost of parking, monthly car payments, car insurance, the cost of parking, etc.<\/p>\n

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APTA worked out some estimates for the 20 largest metro areas in the United States to further help consider the savings. Have a look:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0City<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0Monthly<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0Annual<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nNew York<\/td>\n\u00a0$1,208<\/td>\n$14,501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSan Francisco<\/td>\n\u00a0$1,071<\/td>\n$12,849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBoston<\/td>\n\u00a0$1,050<\/td>\n$12,596<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nPhiladelphia<\/td>\n\u00a0$973<\/td>\n$11,671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSeattle<\/td>\n\u00a0$965<\/td>\n$11,583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nChicago<\/td>\n\u00a0$955<\/td>\n$11,458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nHonolulu<\/td>\n\u00a0$935<\/td>\n$11,221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nLos Angeles<\/td>\n\u00a0$915<\/td>\n$10,984<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSan Diego<\/td>\n\u00a0$869<\/td>\n$10,423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n\u00a0$858<\/td>\n$10,295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nMinneapolis<\/td>\n$838<\/td>\n$10,053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nBaltimore<\/td>\n$829<\/td>\n$9,950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nDenver<\/td>\n$827<\/td>\n$9,919<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nWashington, DC<\/td>\n$810<\/td>\n$9,724<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nPittsburgh<\/td>\n$796<\/td>\n$9,553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nCleveland<\/td>\n$783<\/td>\n$9,399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nMiami<\/td>\n$762<\/td>\n$9,143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAtlanta<\/td>\n$757<\/td>\n$9,089<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nLas Vegas<\/td>\n$748<\/td>\n$8,973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nDallas<\/td>\n$743<\/td>\n$8,912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Based on gasoline prices as reported by AAA on 11\/21\/16<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s just hope more\u00a0cities consider\u00a0the health costs of polluting buses and invest in all-electric buses<\/a>. That will further add to the savings and also boost the local economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related Story:\u00a0Public Transit Saves Lives….A Lot\u00a0of Lives (90% Safer If You Take Public Transportation Commutes APTA Study Finds)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Photos\u00a0by\u00a0Atomic Taco<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0flickr.com<\/a>\u00a0(CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>);\u00a0Lexcie<\/a>\u00a0via Wikimedia<\/a>\u00a0(CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Also published on CleanTechnica. Riding public transportation is a vital means of saving money, money that can much more happily be spent on other things than on owning, driving, and maintaining a car. Transit riders can forget about\u00a0auto insurance, car payments, fuel costs, tuneups at the mechanic, expensive broken car parts, etc. The American Public …<\/p>\n

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