Justin Skolnick
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Bike/Fare
The figure above right represents my savings as a bicyclist otherwise dependent on public transit. In no way meant to disparage Chicago’s system or dissuade others from its use—I’m a regular and happy CTA rider—my aim here is to calculate the amount I would have paid in fare, currently $2 by train, $1.75 by bus, and 25¢ per transfer.
Savings are determined by the route I’m most likely to take to the destination. For example, my July 29 trip to the Newberry Library’s annual Book Fair would have meant a ride on the #70 (Division) bus, $1.75 one way or $3.50 for a round trip (having spent two hours at the sale and losing my transfer). Instead I biked and bought more books.
The amounts represented will change if I’ve discovered a better route.
Total saved thus far: $776.75
| when | saved | destination | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Bike condenses lunchtime travel. Bike makes distant restaurants close. I love bike. |
| Monday, April 14, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Monday, April 7, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Thursday, April 3, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Gloves. Remember gloves. |
| Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Two bicyclists at a four way stop: he rode Grand, I crossed Grand on May. I broke bike custom to stop prior to crossing and already passed the median when he reached the intersection. Yet he failed to yield to me. There is a simple reason. Fixies confer divinity. |
| Monday, March 24, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | First peek at the sun since the weekend. |
| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Removed Grand from my commute, save crossing it. |
| Monday, March 17, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Monday, March 10, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Rode into a small stubborn lake-effect flurry storm. |
| Thursday, March 6, 2008 | $3.50 | work (Fulton and May) | Potholes patched, nonetheless I took care crossing the tracks and rolled into work with a new rear wheel two months after a rain-filled cavity measuring feet by inches by inches wrecked the old one. This is Chicago. |
| Monday, January 7, 2008 | $4.00 | work (Fulton and May) | rain fell the minute I walked in the building |
| Friday, January 4, 2008 | $4.00 | work (Fulton and May) | |
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 | $4.00 | work (Fulton and May) | last day before break |
| Tuesday, November 27, 2007 | $4.00 | work (Fulton and May) |
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