Calculating transit savings
Since gas prices began taking Americans for a very unpleasant ride, Metro and other U.S. transit agencies have been trumpeting the cost-effectiveness of public transportation.
In fact, many cost-conscious people say they’ve tried buses or trains to save money. Now the American Public Transportation Association is offering visitors to its website a special calculator to make the case. You’ll have to do a little homework in advance because it will ask you your car’s gas mileage, the local price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline (we saw some stations listing $3.29 today) and the length of your commute - round trip. You’ll also need to know the daily round-trip cost of taking public transportation. In St. Louis, a trip on MetroLink is $2 each way and Metro’s buses cost $1.75 for a one-way fare. An entire chart can be found at http://www.metrostlouis.org/Fares/FareChart.asp
To find the transit calculator, go to http://www.apta.com/services/transit_calculator/index.cfm
When will STL ever try to become a first class city. I just graduated from college and I am counting down the days ’til I can afford to leave because STL never pushes for mass transit (by train). So, I will go to Chicago. Also, STL passed on trains over 100 years ago and look at the predicament that put us in for the length of the 20th century.
St. Louis never pushes for mass tranist? RUBBISH!!! That is a downright lie. St. Louis does push for more Metro. Lets tell the truth.