The Real Cost of Driving

This week I have continued work on researching the Valley Metro “Trip Reduction Reference Guide” and Neighborhood Stabilization Communities for LISC. If any of you drive your own vehicle to work or school, go to the following link http://www.valleymetro.org/cost_calculator. I came across this commuter calculator when reading the Trip Reduction Guide. It calculates an individual’s cost of driving by factoring in round trip miles, the number of total work days per month, vacation days per year, your vehicle’s miles per gallon, fuel costs per gallon, and monthly parking costs. When you fill out all the criteria it breaks down how much you pay and how far you travel daily, weekly, monthly and annually. It also factors in cost of car maintenance, which according to AAA is about .08 cents a mile. It maybe hard for a lot of individuals to use public transit but if feasible it is, in most cases, more economical to buy an annual bus pass.