Re: [H+T--Friends] From Atlantic Cities newsletter--Infographic on case for public transportation attached

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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellin Reisner" <reisnere51(a)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 -- Ellin Reisner, Ph.D. reisnere51(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends