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In March & April 2008, a referendum on mandatory RTA passes for all graduate students will occur. The vote will occur online and will be open for 4 weeks. The mandatory pass plan proposed by the RTA is $25/semester. There will be 3 semesters, Spring, Fall, and Summer for a total of $75/year.
RTA Pass Savings
RTA pass program will cost: 6.25/month
Everyday riders will save: $681/year
Several times/week riders will save: $289-471/year
Once/week riders will save: $107/year
Once/month riders will spend $33 more/year.
One will need to ride the RTA more than 22 roundtrips in a year to end up saving money on pass (1 ride per 2.36 weeks)
Commuting Costs
COMMUTING ONLY (assuming roundtrip, 5 days/week, 4 weeks/month):
Only Gas Costs (assuming 30 MPG and fuel price: $3/gallon)
| One-Way Distance to campus (miles) |
Gas Cost/month |
1 |
$4.00 |
2 |
$8.00 |
5 |
$20.00 |
AAA total driving costs (average of 52.2 cents/mile for 15,000 miles per year)
includes fuel, maintenance, tires, insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation, financing
full details at: http://gss.case.edu/RTAdocs/YourDrivingCosts2007.pdf
| One-Way Distance to campus (miles) |
Cost/month |
1 |
$20.88 |
2 |
$41.76 |
5 |
$104.40 |
Miscellaneous Costs
Average Case Parking: $50/month
Cleveland Parking Fine: $25
Deductible for broken/robbery window: usually $100
Useful Links
RTA survey results from Spring 2007
Two take home points from the survey:
- The responding graduate student population is 50:50 on this issue
- 75% of the population is willing to pay $25 for a pass.
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Euclid Corridor Project (mid 2008 goal)
The Euclid Corridor Project is a new environmental bus service from
Euclid to through University Circle to the Stokes Windmere Rapid station.
AAA Costs of Driving
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