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

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when saved destination notes
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Monday, June 11, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Thursday, May 24, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State) Met ninj for dinner.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State) Lake Street's bridges were rough.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 $2.00 Dance Center Chicago (Byron and Lincoln) I'm long overdue. And seeking a patient, kind-hearted petite for a partner. I'll pay for your lessons. I'm serious.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Monday, May 21, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Saturday, May 19, 2007 $4.00 Belmont Harbor (Addison and Lake Shore) Cap'n Dan commands the waves.
Friday, May 18, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Monday, May 14, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State)
Friday, May 11, 2007 $3.50 work (Hubbard and State) I apologized to a woman missing two teeth that I had no change for her. She replied, "You soud like Mickey Wooney! Gahbless ya!"
Thursday, May 10, 2007 $4.00 work (Hubbard and State)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 $4.00 work (Hubbard and State) My tire scuffed a sedan that cut me off in the bike lane. He was turning east onto Division from Milwaukee. Bike and rider are just fine, thanks.
Monday, May 7, 2007 $4.00 work (Hubbard and State)
Thursday, May 3, 2007 $4.00 Millennium Park (Madison and Michigan)
Saturday, April 28, 2007 $3.50 Merchandise Mart (Kinzie and Wells) Bridge show at Artropolis.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 $4.00 work (Hubbard and State) Met a man about my age homeless five months. He said he'd just gotten a job paying $8 an hour at McCormick Place.
Saturday, April 21, 2007 $4.00 McCormick Place (Cermak and Lake Shore) Of course I biked to the Green Festival. Volunteered an afternoon shift for Faith in Place. I am not the first to observe the seeming incongruity of a faith-based group and the environmental movement. While I witnessed a few sneers, response was positive on the whole.

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