Public Transportation Takes Us There

Poking around for facts related to the savings while using public transportation I found this post by the American Public Transportation Association.  A study is completed to calculate the savings for two individual household using one less car.

Transit riders can save on average $755 per month.  The savings amount is based on the cost of the national averages for parking and driving, as well as, the October 5 national average gas price of $2.461 per gallon for self-serve regular gasoline as reported by AAA, a slight decrease from last month’s price.

The national average for a monthly unreserved parking space in a downtown business district is $154.23, according to the 2009 Colliers International Parking Rate Study.  Over the course of a year, parking costs for a vehicle can amount to an average of $1,850.

This link provides a chart listing the top 20 ridership cities and estimated savings. 
http://www.publictransportation.org/facts/091006_transit_savings.asp