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Originally posted by MisterEbola
Driving is cheap (arguable), parking ain't.
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True dat. It amazed me that in one of the recent tax bills, in an effort to encourage public transit , Congress allowed employees to pay not only for transit passes with pre-tax dollars, but also parking spaces. As it turns out, the far bigger benefit goes to the person paying $200/month for parking than the person paying $3/day for transit fares.
All told, I would much prefer to take metro, even if the price is higher than parking downtown, simply because I can't stand traffic, and I can read the paper on the train.
I, too, am bummed about the 10% bonus. But, yeah, the bus people take it on the chin. although isn't there a provision for SmarTrip users to get a better discount (once the readers are on the buses)?
