{"id":1911,"date":"2010-06-29T16:43:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T16:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2018-10-11T12:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:01:33","slug":"metro-fare-increase-still-cheaper-than-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2010\/06\/metro-fare-increase-still-cheaper-than-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Fare Increase Still Cheaper Than Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/metro_silver_spring.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1912\" title=\"metro_silver_spring\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/metro_silver_spring-e1277828569874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/metro_silver_spring-e1277828569874.jpg 513w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/metro_silver_spring-e1277828569874-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"lead\">Metro&#8217;s recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxdc.com\/dpp\/news\/local\/metro-1st-round-fare-increase-starts-sunday-?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">fare increase<\/a> has some people wondering whether it makes economic sense to continue riding the rails. Base fares on Metrorail have increased by $0.20 to $1.95, and $0.25 to $0.45 for Metrobus. A second fare increase is planned for rush hour commuters at stations with heavy ridership traffic.<\/p>\n<p>So is Metro still the smart economic choice for your daily commute? Yes, absolutely, without a doubt. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/view\/5663\/is-driving-now-cheaper-than-metro-no\">Greater Greater Washington<\/a>, once you factor in the cost of gas, maintenance, and parking the decision becomes a financial no-brainer. A daily rider who drives and parks at Shady Grove Station to commute to Metro Center will realize 50% savings over a driver.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, there are a few other factors at play, including each individual&#8217;s perception of comfort, the flexibility of automobile travel, and yes, status (it&#8217;s important to look good when your stuck in traffic). Transit travel isn&#8217;t for everyone. But for those living in Metro accessible locations, it&#8217;s (still) the cheapest way to travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Metro&#8217;s recent fare increase has some people wondering whether it makes economic sense to continue riding the rails. Base fares on Metrorail have increased by $0.20 to $1.95, and $0.25 to $0.45 for Metrobus. A second fare increase is planned for rush hour commuters at stations with heavy ridership traffic.<\/p>\n<p>So is Metro still the smart economic choice for your daily commute? Yes, absolutely, without a doubt. According to Greater Greater Washington, once you factor in the cost of gas, maintenance, and parking the decision becomes a financial no-brainer. A daily rider who drives and parks at Shady Grove Station to commute to Metro Center will realize 50% savings over a driver.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, there are a few other factors &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2010\/06\/metro-fare-increase-still-cheaper-than-driving\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5376,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions\/5376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}