Do you ride public transportation to work? If so then why?

[maveric]

Yes, I ride the San Diego Trolley due to horrendous parking issues at work. 6700 employees and 2000 parking spaces. Plus I work in the "Barrio/Logan" section of SD where car theft is a big business. My 2006 Mustang GT would be jacked and stripped or taken to Tijuana in a jiffy.

Why do you ride the bus/train/trolley/light rail to work?

[maveric]

1. Only TWO DUers ride public transportation?

Thats it? Wow!

[JVS]

6. The bus is for puds!

[thefool_wa]

2. Lemme 'splain...

I live in the PNW and we have two major things against us up here:

1) lack of sufficient, efficient (time wise), mass transportation
2) Horrible winter weather that makes biking to work uncomfortable at best, dangerous at worst, this time of year.

I would love a train that spanned the entire peninsula where I live or even to be able to bike to work on a consistent basis, but I can't.

[supernova]

3. No public transport where I live in the country

I live out in the county. I either drive or don't go anywhere.

Plus, I'm too independent-natured to wait for public transport. I rode the bus and the Metro when I lived in DC and I hated every minute of it. I just don't like placing myself in the control of others. :P

[maveric]

7. I really dont mind it. There's a trolley station 3 blocks from my home.

I can park in a secure, guarded lot. Its a 20 minute commute on the "Orange Line" to the main transfer station & 12th & Imperial, where I wait aproximatley 5 minutes for the "Blue Line" train for two stops( aprox. 4 minutes), to the Harborside station thats right directly in front of the main gate of where I work.
I bring a book, my iPod and a thermos full of coffee. And with a monthly transit pass, good for bus and trolley, unlimited, I save $30.00 on what I would pay with a daily round-trip fare.
It works out nicely for me and I dont have to worry about getting to work 1' 1/2 hours early to get a spot in the lots. Or having my car stolen.

[LeftyMom]

4. I don't drive or take transit to work

I live on site. :D

[maveric]

5. Thats how I want to do it someday.

Work out of my home.

[ldf]

8. what do ya think?

i live in manhattan.

this ownership of your very own personal car is quite a concept.

WOW!

:shrug:

[qnr]

9. Well, there really should be an option reflecting the fact that public

transport isn't available.

[Blue-Jay]

10. I take the train because it's convenient.

It's also a huge money-saver, because i don't need to waste gas or spend 20 bucks a day to park in downtown Chicago. I'm glad that I'm helping the environment and all that stuff, but it's mainly about convenience.

[Telly Savalas]

11. I'm an avid transit commuter

It's about a 45 minute commute, and only under perfect traffic conditions could I expect a car to get me there that fast. The streetcar to the subway station is pretty reliable, and the subway is completely immune to weather-related and other traffic woes.

Plus it's a huge bonus to be able to either read or nap a little on the way to and from work.

And the environmental impact of this choice is just icing on the cake.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. I walk to work...down the hall

but when I lived in Portland, I relied exclusively on transit for ten years, and even here in Minneapolis, where the transit system is a real letdown after Portland, I take the bus more than most people.

[no name no slogan]

13. Most of the time I bus it

But I do drive once in a while.

The sad thing is that is costs me $4/day to take the bus, and only $5/day to park a block away from work. It's kind of depressing, really.

[XNASA]

14. 23 miles on an electric commuter train, each way.

$105 per month.

[maveric]

15. I pay $60.00 a month for a transit pass.

Good for trolley and bus. Unlimited. I let my son use it on weekends.
Its well worth it for me.

[swag]

16. Love the bus.

My bus pass, my bicycle, and my walking shoes are the strongest holdings in my portfolio.

After that is the Prius.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. When I worked in downtown Chicago, I rode Metra....

unless I needed to head to the suburbs to visit a client.

Now that I work in the suburbs, I drive.