Bus

[bertine]

gwangi and I are a one car family. Since he bikes to school there was no reason for us to have the expense of a second car and the money that we got from his car helped to pay off some debt.

This means I take the bus on occasion. I am lucky because the bus is pretty easy to take to work, though it takes about an hour. I have a mile walk at the end that doesn't have any sidewalks but I am getting used to the risk. Plus I wear a bright greenish yellow coat.

I used to take the bus to work everyday when I worked downtown. It is better now that I have a smart phone. This is so great! Basically I can read the paper while I am going to work without the mess of a paper. If I want to read a book I can! So awesome!

I would take the bus more but it is so expensive. I can take non-express buses to work but until the days are longer I'll be taking he express bus home because the lack of sidewalk is scary in the dark. Anyways, right now it costs me $5.25 a day to get to work in the bus. With gas at $3 it isn't worth it.

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[bertine.livejournal.com]

That is the pay as you go fare, I could get it cheaper per ride if I bought a monthly pass but that means I have to commit to doing it every day for a month.

I am not sure why it is so expensive. I wonder if it is because Minneapolis is so spread out.

Rush hour fare is $2.25. Non-rush fare is $1.75. The express bus rush hour fare is $3.00.

It adds up quickly! The job where I worked down gave us bus cards.

[avecvu.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that fare is comparable and in some ways more than, like, NYC or Chicago. The monthly pass in Minneapolis (I assume you'd need the most expensive one because rush hour + express) is more expensive than NYC ($104) or Chicago ($100).

Boston bumped fares last year, and were like, "Well look at these comparable cities." And I was like, BOSTON, THOSE 'COMPARABLE CITIES' ARE EIGHT TIMES YOUR SIZE. NO DEAL. We're still only at $70/month, though, and I pay just $50/month because work subsidizes it.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

That is expensive. Geeze. And I thought the bus was a money-saver.

If you were even-kinda-sorta interested in bus passes you might be eligible for student-rate through Gwangi. When I was a student it was $40 a semester.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I think the bus is a money-saver if you compare it to the cost of parking downtown. Otherwise? Not so much.

The UMN Buss pass is cheap ($97 a semester). However, it is tied to your U-Card, so I would have to use Zach's card and there are fines if you are caught using someone else's U-Card.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

This is a good point. When I was a student things were notably less secure. :)

[bertine.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I debated doing it but I am such a rule-follower.

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

Also: This is reminding me how long ago I was a student.