6 > Share a Ride!

Carpooling and public transportation are easy ways to conserve energy and save money.

• Households that ride public transportation save almost $1,400 worth of gas per year.
  
  
• Public transportation saves 1.4 billions gallons of gasoline per year.
  
  
• Check out the following options to share a ride:

  ABQ Ride
  New Mexico Rail Runner Express
  Santa Fe Trails Transit System (SFT)
  Las Cruces RoadRUNNER Transit

• The average household spends 18 cents of every dollar earned on transportation. 98% of which is spent on buying, maintaining or operating a car. This is the largest source of debt for a household after a mortgage.
  
  
• People living in areas with a robust public transportation system save $22 billion yearly by using public transit.
  
  
• Riding public transportation can reduce the need for another car, saving between $4,800 and $9,700 yearly.
  
  
• In Albuquerque, the Transit Department provides a reduced-rate subscription services for low-income workers who cannot take the bus to work.

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