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Old 10-31-2010, 10:00 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by Tyler View Post
Kind of a toss up for me. I like the fact that I can always get a spot at Anderson, but factor in $60/month for park and ride, and another $85 for a monthly bus pass.. and you're bordering on $145 a month to take public transit.

I think that's getting to a point where transit isn't looking like an economically viable solution.
Parking in my office tower is $600 per month so $145 doesn't seem that bad. You also have to factor in gas, insurance, extra maintence, owning a 2nd vehicle etc. If I lived in the suburbs I'd easily take the C-train to work.

We used to provide parking stalls to our employees (taxable) but we changed that a few years back to instead give our employees $600 per month (taxable) parking allowances. They get the choice to find parking or find other options like public transit. I walk to work so before I rented out my stall but I know many now are using public transit because it's much more affordable and they can use the difference towards better things.
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