Top Reasons For Riding Metro

As you likely know, there are many Reasons for Riding Metro. Riding is Convenient, Reliable, Affordable, Relaxing and much more!

Here are the Top 10 Reasons for Riding Metro according to Metro's 2008 Fiscal Year Annual Report and the American Public Transportation Association.

Reason #1 — Getting to Work is the Number #1 Reason Commuters Ride Metro

Reason #2 — Getting to School is the 2nd Most Popular Destination for Metro Commuters

Reason #3 — Average Cost to Drive to Work is $587 a month. A Metro Monthly Pass is $68

Reason #4 — MetroLink Runs on Electricity and Takes over 80 Single-Occupancy Cars off the Road with each Trainload.

Reason #5 — MetroLink is On-Time 98% of the Time

Reason #6 — More Than $2 Billion in Development has Occurred near the MetroLink Alignment

Reason #7 — 96% of all Job Centers in Metro's Service Area are within One-Quarter Mile of a MetroLink Station or MetroBus Stop.

Reason #8 — Metro Eases Traffic Congestion and Crowded Roads by Taking 45,000 Vehicles Off the Roads Each Day.

Reason #9 — From 1995 through 2008, Public Transportation Increased by 38%, a Growth Rate Higher than the 14% Increase in U.S. Population and a 21% Growth in the Use of the Nation's Highways over the same period.

Reason #10 — Every Dollar Communities Invest in Pubic Transportation Generates Approximately $6 in Economic Returns

Reason #16 — The only cut-offs you’ll experience are your shorts.
Riding is good for your blood pressure

Reason #17 — We’ll open the door for you.
Riding is convenient

Reason #18 — You can meet new people.
Riding is sociable

Reason #19 — You can catch some Zs.
Riding is peaceful

Reason #20 — No more cracked windshields.
Riding is maintenance-free

Reason #21 — You won’t need to exercise as much.
Riding a stress reducer

Reason #22 — No need to hang a tennis ball in your garage.
Riding is easy on your depth perception

Reason #23 — Your hands won’t smell like gas.
Riding is full-service

Reason #24 — No more spinning red lights in your rear-view mirror.
Riding is worry-free

Reason #25 — Your dad wouldn’t let you have the car.
Riding is convenient

Reason #26 — You can pitch your jumper cables.
Riding is maintenance-free

Reason #27 — Rita, the Meter Maid, will miss you.
Riding is hassle-free

Reason #28 — It’s like a concert in your headphones.
Riding is a toe-tapping experience

Reason #29 — Tickets are no fun – unless they’re for a sporting event.
Riding is worry-free

Reason #30 — More riders mean more frequent service.
Riding is convenient (Nicholas Weil)

Reason #31 — No more scorching-hot steering wheels.
Riding is climate-controlled (Lillian Coffey)

Reason #32 — You will be in a better mood, going to work and coming home.
Riding is stress free & relaxing (Bob Frierdich)

Reason #33 — No more hunting for parking spaces.
Riding is worry-free (Benjamin James)

Reason #34 — It’s easier to put on makeup in the train, than while trying to drive.
Riding is safe (Jan Rhodes)

Reason #35 — You don’t need to scrape ice off the windshield.
Riding is easy on your hands (Lisa Murakami)

Reason #36 — You can talk on your cell phone without risking lives.
Riding is safe & informative (Marne Hoffmann)

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