OK, so, this morning it took me a half hour to drive to work, thanks to JenA's brilliant directions to take the highway right by our house rather than driving to the other highway which is busier and further away from our house. Saved me 15 minutes and several miles.
Upon arriving at work, I calculated the cost of using the Dallas Fort Worth area's mass transit options instead of driving. There's a rail station right by the house that would take me to downtown Dallas. I would then have to transfer from the Trinity Railway Express to the DART light rail system to travel uptown.
You'd think the Dallas and Fort Worth folks could collaborate to use one freaking light rail system rather than two that only connect in one horribly inconvenient location, but you would be wrong.
So, from downtown, I would take DART uptown to City Place Station. This would put me exactly 1.5 miles from my office. I would take a bus from City Place to the corner of Oak Lawn and Herschel where I work. And all this would take me 1.5 hours.
Granted it would save me money over driving once I figure in the cost of gas, maintaining my car, tires, oil changes, etc. In fact, the difference in cost is pretty substantial if I were to take the various mass transit options every day. BUT, I'd have to be traveling for 1.5 hours rather than 30 minutes and I'd be stuck without a car if news of a standoff broke in Plano. What to do, what to do.
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I think you have one of those jobs where transport might be needed. But think of it this way, you won't live in DFW forever. You can always plan to be green next time around....
If you do decide to take public transport, you can always take up multiple hobbies to pass the 1.5 hrs....
I'm of the belief that mass transit should have a little work out cabin so people can get their morning workout during all the extra transport time. How great would that be?!!!
Erin, I completely agree. I'm totally in the business where I need to be able to get around efficiently. Sigh. And unfortunately DFW does not have a system that allows that to happen.
Katy - you need to reduce your carbon footprint!
Is there an echo in here?
Your time is valuable too, and if it's the environment you're trying to save, I say save your time. You can do other things to make up for it. but if it's money you're trying to save, well, good luck.
katy, you need to reduce your methane footprint! oh, wait - that's Jason.
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