That's true, and probably more the case for the $2.25 car trip. Think about the cost of constructing all of our roads that serve mainly personal automobiles, lighting, maintenance and drainage on those roads, not to mention the environmental and health externalities. $2.25 is a steal!

Nicole Schneider

On Jul 18, 2012, at 7:42 AM, "mbrenman001@comcast.net" <mbrenman001@comcast.net> wrote:

A little phonus-balonus in this infographic:  "the average daily work commute costs about
$2.25 each way in a car compared to $1.02 for the average public transit fare."  Try finding a public transit commute fare for $1.02 a ride.  In the DC area for, example, the minimum fare is about three times that.  Plus, even on a well-managed bus-oriented public transit system, operating expense recovery at the fare box is about 40%, which makes the real cost more than double what the rider pays into the fare box.  And even this figure excludes capital cost.  There are many advantages to public transit, but we should not fudge or exaggerate the figures. 
Marc Brenman

From: "Ellin Reisner" <reisnere51@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:50:10 PM
Subject: [H+T--Friends] From Atlantic Cities newsletter--Infographic on case for public transportation attached

See easy to visualize benefits of public transportation environmentally and economically.

Ellin

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