The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will end its second annual "Try Transit Week" today. Throughout the week, DRPT encouraged Virginians to pursue transit methods that do not involve driving alone.
Virginians have a variety of transit options available to them depending on where they live, said Jennifer Pickett, DRPT's chief of policy and communication. For example, passenger rail and traditional bus service are available in several parts of the state, and carpooling itself is an alternative to solo driving.
"The average person wastes more than a week's vacation sitting in traffic in a year," Pickett said. "And on the money savings, the average family can save up to $9000 dollars a year by using transit instead of driving."
On the Try Transit Week's Web site, visitors this week could make a pledge to try an alternative form of transit. Those who pledged have a chance to win a one-year transit pass for a state transit operator of their choice, Pickett said.
The University advertised Try Transit Week by placing posters on its buses and a slide show on the University's Department of Parking and Transportation's Web site, director Rebecca White said. White said her department also teamed with local transit operators such as the Charlottesville Transit Service to publicize the event.
"When you have an event like this with a branding and a logo, it's just a reminder that the options are there," White said.
-compiled by Prateek Vasireddy
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