Everybody benefits from buses * USA
Old habits are hard to break, including the one most Thurston County commuters have of driving their car — alone — to work
Olympia,WA,USA -The Olympian -October 27, 2008: -- ... A recent study by IT and the American Public Transportation Association estimated that a typical transit user in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater area can save about $250 a month, or $3,000 a year by switching from their single occupancy vehicle to the bus for their commute to work... Potential savings for a commuter jumps substantially if their change in commuting leads to one less household car — $712 a month or, about $8,550 a year... Of course, the key to leaving the car keys home is easy, timely access to transit service. It also helps to have a stationary job that doesn't require a lot of daily travel outside the workplace... Intercity Transit has rebounded from the drastic cuts in service it experienced when voters eliminated the motor vehicle excise tax, a major source of IT funding, in 2000... Thanks to a boost in sales tax funding, IT has been able to expand its service territory four times since February 2003, helping shape and respond to a double-digit increase in ridership the past several years. That includes a 16.7 percent increase in the first eight months of 2008... The IT ridership profile fits with the national trend: transit trips hit 10.3 billion across the nation last year, the highest figure in 50 years. Meanwhile vehicle miles traveled declined for the first time since 1980...
* Everyone wins with buses
Salem,MASS,USA -The Satesman Journal, by Bryan Mercier -October 27, 2008: -- I recently moved back to Salem from Washington, D.C., which has a world-class public transportation system. It was so good, in fact, I sold my car and saved over $3,000 a year... I read that the Salem-Keizer Cherriots provides over 5 million rides a year. I'm proud to see the Salem residents see the value of a good transit system, which is good for the city, its residents and their pocketbook... We all win with good bus service. I support public transportation. Please vote yes for buses — vote yes on 24-247...
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