Use public transit to commute this week.
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Description
Use public transit to commute to work this week. Changing from using your personal vehicle to public transit might not be an option for some people, but it's worth trying for just one day to see how much of a change it really is.Tags
- behavior
- individual
- public transit
- repeatable
- transportation
- travel
- vehicle
- year round
Assumptions We Made
Using public transit reduces auto travel. Assume commute distance of 15 miles (30 miles round trip), vehicle fuel economy of 20 mgp. Cost of $3.50/day for transit fare.Impacts
Initial Impacts
Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:
- Saves 5.25 dollars
- Costs 3.50 dollars
- Saves 1.50 gallons of fuel
- Saves 33.00 lbs of CO2
Ongoing Impacts
Some actions also have additional impact over time. For this action, these are:
- Unknown
Potential Annual Impact
We assume that this action will be carried out weekly (about 52 times a year). In this case, in a year you could save:- 91.00 dollars
- 91.00 dollars
- 78.00 gallons of fuel
- 1716.00 lbs of CO2
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