How much have you saved on transportation since the shutdown began? You may be surprised
Seamless Bay Area’s new Transportation Costs Calculator makes it easy to tally how much you’ve saved on transit since Bay Area shutdown orders went into effect on March 17.
It’s been over 12 weeks since Bay Area shelter-in-place orders went into effect on March 17. If you’ve been able to shelter in place, chances are you’ve saved money on transportation costs.
Seamless Bay Area has created a new, simple Transportation Costs Calculator to help you figure out just how much you may have saved.
You might be surprised — someone who used to spend just $5 a day on transit to get to and from work, but who is now able to work from home, would have saved over $300 since March 17 on transit costs alone.
The calculator estimates your total savings — or, for some, additional expenses — for all types of transportation, including: transit; car costs like gas, parking, car payments, and maintenance; cycling costs, like bike maintenance and bikeshare fees; Uber/Lyft costs, and other costs.
The tool also makes it easy to donate a portion of any savings — whether 10%, 100%, or 200% — to Seamless Bay Area to support our advocacy to ensure we rebuild a stronger, more resilient system.
If you’ve been fortunate enough to save money on transportation costs, please consider contributing a portion of your savings to support the recovery of our transit system — a primary focus of Seamless Bay Area during these highly uncertain times.
Due to falling ridership, fragmented governance, and insufficient funding, the gaps in our transit network are even wider than ever, making it harder than ever to get around, and hurting those who depend on transit the most.
Seamless Bay Area is fighting to make sure that we still have a transit system once shelter-in-place is over. We’re advocating for the safety, governance and funding reforms needed to finally fix our transit system so it can survive and thrive, rebuilding a stronger, seamless, and more equitable system.
Whether you can donate 10% or 200% of your transportation savings since March 17, your contribution will directly support our advocacy to rebuild a more streamlined and rider-friendly transit system — including developing the legislative reforms to fix transit governance; supporting immediate improvements like eliminating transfer fees; advocating for more transit funding; and building support for seamless transit among Bay Area groups and elected officials through the Seamless Transit Principles.