Report: T-Riders Save $13K Per Year

August 15, 2014

CharlieCard02BostInno | By  – City News Writer | 08/14/14

Taking the MBTA instead of driving can save Boston commuters more than $13,000 per year, according to the American Public Transportation Association.

APTA’s August Transit Savings Report concludes T-riders can save $13,045 per year – 1,087 per month – by choosing subways, trolleys, trains and buses over cars. Further, the report ranks Boston as the third best city in terms of transit cost-savings. Only New York ($14,963) and San Francisco ($13,220) public transportation users saved more than T-riders in Boston.

APTA publishes a monthly Transit Savings Report as a resource to show how individuals in two-person households can save money by not driving a car. The report ranked the top 20 cities with the highest public transit ridership in order of transit savings, which were based on the purchase of a monthly public transit pass.

Total savings were calculated by comparing the cost of public transportation and the cost of owning and driving a car, which factored in the $3.47 per gallon national gas price average and unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.

Here’s the full ranking:

 

 City  Monthly  Annual
1 New York  $1,247 $14,963
2 San Francisco  $1,102 $13,220
3 Boston  $1,087 $13,045
4 Philadelphia  $1,002 $12,023
5 Seattle  $998 $11,974
6 Chicago  $992 $11,910
7 Honolulu  $981 $11,774
8 Los Angeles  $939 $11,271
9 Portland  $897 $10,763
10 San Diego  $892 $10,703
11 Denver $878 $10,530
12 Minneapolis $877 $10,528
13 Baltimore $861 $10,334
14 Washington, DC $843 $10,121
15 Pittsburgh $827  $9,925
16 Cleveland $823  $9,874
17 Miami $791  $9,495
18 Atlanta $791  $9,493
19 Las Vegas $781  $9,377
20 Dallas $777  $9,322

 

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