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Urban In-Fill wrote
19 Days
January 19, 2008 by Jeff
Nineteen days into the month and I’ve only used the car three times, and those times were for trips to and from work. Late hours and Sundays, when limited COTA schedules are the culprit. I’ve put a total of $30 in gas in the tank this month, and I’ve still got just over a half-tank left.
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- leftovers: Didn't realize they were owned by the Hill's Market people. Hopefully this
- mrpoppinzs: Looks like the COTA #6 goes right by there. I will have to try this place o
- bucki12: Brings back memories of walking up there when I lived in the KLD. It took m
- honestlyinsincere: Well done! Entertaining and supported by solid research.
- evantyler: And now the Dispatch weighs in... http://www.dispatch.com/content/storie
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This cracked me up:
http://urbaninfill.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/constant-cheering/
March 2, 2008 by Jeff Johnson
It’s with great pleasure that I announce that my car consumed just 9.3 gallons of gas during the month of February requiring only $28.89 to refill the tank for March. That is now less than my electric bill.
Trips on pubic transportation were 27.
Trips by car were 16.
Total transportation costs: $73.89. That’s $1.11 savings over last month despite a rise in gas prices by 14 cents.
Poor road conditions in February were avoided and I arrived to work on time while others found themselves late due to such conditions. I read three books, went shopping at Target, had lunch in the Short North and dinner at Planks, picked up books at the library and visited with friends at their homes all thanks to public transportation. On foot I took care of essentials such as grocery shopping, a trip to the hardware, renting movies, etc…
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Another challenger!
March 14, 2008
Okay, Urban In-Fill has been an inspiration to me with his bus-riding commitment. I was already thinking about taking the bus to and from work for economic and environmental reasons. But, I really didn’t have any motion behind that thought. (pun intended) However, Jeff’s incredible savings plus current astronomical gas prices have really inspired me!
Today, I mapped out my route. I am very unfamiliar with bus routes and even how to ride a bus, so I did some research at COTA.com . That wasn’t really helpful, so I had to call the nice lady at COTA, who told me that I don’t have a bus that runs on the road where I live, at all. I wonder how many of the people who work in the office buildings all around my apartment, plus those who live in my complex, would commute by bus if they had access to one? Anyway…
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