Friday, June 27, 2008

Gas Prices Increase * USA - More Inland commuters use public transit chennai tourist spots

Riverside,CA,USA -The Press-Enterprise, by DUG BEGLEY -June 10, 2008: -- ... As more people make the leap to public transit, however, Inland transit agencies are scrambling to meet the demand without seriously increasing their own costs... Inland bus stops are also bustling. Ridership for April was up 12.6 percent overall and it increased more than 40 percent on some commuter lines, according to a Riverside Transit Agency report. Omnitrans in San Bernardino County also reported a 3.6 percent increase in overall bus ridership during April... The Rideshare carpool program managed by the Riverside County Transportation Commission is also busier... John Standiford, the agency's deputy executive director, said calls to the program are up 40 percent for the first four months of 2008, compared with 2007... Many commuters are using public transportation because they're fed up with filling their gas tanks, officials said... (Photo by Silvia Flores / The Press-Enterprise - Arnold McClain, of Moreno Valley, takes the Metrolink to his job in Irvine. It's cheaper to ride the train and have his wife pick him up at the station, he said, than to buy gasoline)
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