It's "Dump the Pump" day, and scores of transit agencies nationwide are marking the annual occasion with a public awareness campaign aimed at turning people on to mass transit.
The campaign comes as mass transit ridership is hitting record levels as commuters cope with gas prices north of four bucks a gallon.
Hundreds of transit agencies have joined the campaign to educate people about mass transit. Some are hosting workshops to encourage drivers to ditch their cars. The American Public Transit Association has a nifty online calculator that shows you how much money you can save riding the bus or the train.
Other agencies are offering free rides for at least part of the day to entice people to give mass transit a try. Some of the biggies include San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (pictured), the Forth Worth Transportation Authority and St. Louis Metro. Check your local transit agency's Web site to see if you can ride for free. It beats sitting in traffic.
Photo by Flickr user Thomas Hawk.
