According to the Transit Savings Report released from the American Public Transportation Association, Dallas-area public transit riders are saving $790 per month and $9,478 per year by opting to leave the car at home and ride DART. And because of the spiking gas prices, 16 other cities are registering annual savings more than $10,000.

These savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the May 28, 2014 average national gas price ($3.65 per gallon- reported by AAA), and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

See the top 20 cities and their savings below:

	City	Monthly	Annual
1	New York	$1,253	$15,041
2	San Francisco	$1,113	$13,350
3	Boston	$1,095	$13,136
4	Philadephia	$1,012	$12,140
5	Chicago	$1,008	$12,092
6	Seattle	$998	$11,974
7	Honolulu	$984	$11,813
8	Los Angeles	$953	$11,440
9	San Diego	$905	$10,859
10	Portland	$897	$10,763
11	Minneapolis	$884	$10,613
12	Baltimore	$872	$10,464
13	Denver	$866	$10,387
14	Washington, DC	$855	$10,257
15	Cleveland	$841	$10,089
16	Pittsburgh	$837	$10,042
17	Atlanta	$804	$9,649
18	Miami	$803	$9,638
19	Dallas	$790	$9,478
20	Las Vegas	$780	$9,364

Elsewhere and on a related note, The Dallas Morning News reports on a study from car GPS manufacturer TomTom that says Dallas-area commuters spent, on average, 59 hours stuck in traffic last year.

According to the Transit Savings Report released from the American Public Transportation Association, Dallas-area public transit riders are saving $790 per month and $9,478 per year by opting to leave the car at home and ride DART. And because of the spiking gas prices, 16 other cities are registering annual savings more than $10,000.

These savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the May 28, 2014 average national gas price ($3.65 per gallon- reported by AAA), and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

See the top 20 cities and their savings below:

	City	Monthly	Annual
1	New York	$1,253	$15,041
2	San Francisco	$1,113	$13,350
3	Boston	$1,095	$13,136
4	Philadephia	$1,012	$12,140
5	Chicago	$1,008	$12,092
6	Seattle	$998	$11,974
7	Honolulu	$984	$11,813
8	Los Angeles	$953	$11,440
9	San Diego	$905	$10,859
10	Portland	$897	$10,763
11	Minneapolis	$884	$10,613
12	Baltimore	$872	$10,464
13	Denver	$866	$10,387
14	Washington, DC	$855	$10,257
15	Cleveland	$841	$10,089
16	Pittsburgh	$837	$10,042
17	Atlanta	$804	$9,649
18	Miami	$803	$9,638
19	Dallas	$790	$9,478
20	Las Vegas	$780	$9,364

Elsewhere and on a related note, The Dallas Morning News reports on a study from car GPS manufacturer TomTom that says Dallas-area commuters spent, on average, 59 hours stuck in traffic last year.

According to the Transit Savings Report released from the American Public Transportation Association, Dallas-area public transit riders are saving $790 per month and $9,478 per year by opting to leave the car at home and ride DART. And because of the spiking gas prices, 16 other cities are registering annual savings more than $10,000.

These savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle which includes the May 28, 2014 average national gas price ($3.65 per gallon- reported by AAA), and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

See the top 20 cities and their savings below:

	City	Monthly	Annual
1	New York	$1,253	$15,041
2	San Francisco	$1,113	$13,350
3	Boston	$1,095	$13,136
4	Philadephia	$1,012	$12,140
5	Chicago	$1,008	$12,092
6	Seattle	$998	$11,974
7	Honolulu	$984	$11,813
8	Los Angeles	$953	$11,440
9	San Diego	$905	$10,859
10	Portland	$897	$10,763
11	Minneapolis	$884	$10,613
12	Baltimore	$872	$10,464
13	Denver	$866	$10,387
14	Washington, DC	$855	$10,257
15	Cleveland	$841	$10,089
16	Pittsburgh	$837	$10,042
17	Atlanta	$804	$9,649
18	Miami	$803	$9,638
19	Dallas	$790	$9,478
20	Las Vegas	$780	$9,364

Elsewhere and on a related note, The Dallas Morning News reports on a study from car GPS manufacturer TomTom that says Dallas-area commuters spent, on average, 59 hours stuck in traffic last year.