As I was driving to work today, I thought to myself, “Self, I bet I could save money AND the planet by taking the bus to work, and although it would take a little longer, I would have time to read or write while I commute.  How cool would that be?!?”

So, when I got to work this morning, I promptly looked up the Denver rapid transit service.

A monthly pass costs $99.

Now, we put all of our gasoline purchases on one specific credit card that we don’t use for anything else (because it gets us 2% discounts on gas), and I paid that bill on Sunday night.  If I recall correctly, I paid less than $100 for my gas for the entire month of commuting in March.  Even at the current ridiculous prices.

So, the bus costs about the same, and takes twice as long.  Where’s the incentive to do the green thing here?

I know some people at my office are lobbying to get the company to sign up for eco-passes, however, which we could each purchase for $50 for an entire YEAR.  That would be incentive, but not this $100 a month crap.

:((