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Ride or Drive? Revisiting the Cost of a Metro Commute.
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If the commute from Vienna to Judiciary Square is 10 miles one way, that's 20 miles per day, times 40 cents per mile, times five days per week equals $40, times four weeks per month equals $160, plus the parking fee of $230 equals $490 a month.
The above calculation certainly does not take into account accidents or other delays when you just sit in traffic fuming. And Metro just isn't door-to-door convenient.
Lois Gawler
Bethesda
Head hurt? Try the commuting expense calculator provided by the Arlington County commuter services team to encourage people to leave their cars at home, even for a day or two each week. You will find it on its new Web site at http:/
Transit Emergencies
One of the many riders who has had a difficult autumn commuting on the Red Line wrote in about how he could not get clear and correct information when his train was taken out of service at Van Ness and passengers had to leave the station. And he began with what happened the next day.
