it really comes as no surprise to anyone with half a socio-economic-environmental brain that mass transit has been steadily on the rise in the wake of increasing gas prices. the NYT recently did some legwork in [where else but...] NYC and Boston, but the article's main focus is towards cities less reliant on mass transit including: San Francisco, Oakland, Houston, Charlotte and also in Denver:
Here in Denver... ridership was up 8 percent in the first three months of the year compared with last year, despite a fare increase in January and a slowing economy, which usually means fewer commuters. Several routes on the system have reached capacity, particularly at rush hour, for the first time.
“We are at a tipping point,” said Clarence W. Marsella, chief executive of the Denver Regional Transportation District, referring to gasoline prices.
click thumbnail for larger viewas we look out the window, we can see the neighborhood 7-11 holding fast at the $3.89 per gallon...
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Hey buddy! We missed you at the reunion. I hope things are well with you. And be thankful for that $3.89, I paid $4.45 this a.m. on my way to work in South Bay... Oh well, it's only money right? :)
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