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Aug 14, 2010
Ditch the Car, Ride Metro, Save $760 Monthly
If you can avoid getting into a brawl, there’s a new benefit to taking the Metro. A report from the American Public Transportation Association calculates that commuters in the D.C.-area can save an average of $760 per month by living with one less car and switching over to public transportation. The savings were calculated using the costs of driving, such as gas, parking, maintenance and taxes, and comparing those to the price of a monthly, unlimited public transportation pass. D.C. Metrorail does not have such a monthly pass. Whoops.