01-17-2024, 09:36 AM
Jeebus, that's expensive!
I've only paid to commute once.
Back in the late 90s, when I worked at Petersen Publishing in West L.A. my freeway commute was almost two hours each way. Enough to make you want to eat your steering wheel, and I hadn't started riding yet. I started taking the train from my town to downtown, and the subway to within a short bus ride the rest of the way. At the time, my monthly rail and bus passes totalled about $200 per month. Pricey at the time, but it didn't take any longer than driving, and I could keep my sanity and sleep most of the way to work and back.
They're expanding the subway system, and will soon have a station directly below the Petersen Museum where I still work on weekends. I could take the train and subway to the museum, but I imagine the ticket prices have gone up quite a bit since the 90s, and riding is vastly faster than public transportation.
I've only paid to commute once.
Back in the late 90s, when I worked at Petersen Publishing in West L.A. my freeway commute was almost two hours each way. Enough to make you want to eat your steering wheel, and I hadn't started riding yet. I started taking the train from my town to downtown, and the subway to within a short bus ride the rest of the way. At the time, my monthly rail and bus passes totalled about $200 per month. Pricey at the time, but it didn't take any longer than driving, and I could keep my sanity and sleep most of the way to work and back.
They're expanding the subway system, and will soon have a station directly below the Petersen Museum where I still work on weekends. I could take the train and subway to the museum, but I imagine the ticket prices have gone up quite a bit since the 90s, and riding is vastly faster than public transportation.