Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Did you know:
Individuals can achieve an average annual savings of over $8,000 by taking public transportation instead of driving and by living with one less car? For every $1 invested in public transportation infrastructure, $6 is generated in economic returns to communities? Public transportation saves 900,000 automobile fill-ups each day – or 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline per year? Switching to public transportation can reduce individual carbon emissions by 20 pounds per day or 4,800 pounds per year?