And soloing that's $50-ish in gas in a Prius, maybe $80-ish for a conventional sedan. 80 is competitive to the train fare; when you take into account last mile

And soloing that's $50-ish in gas in a Prius, maybe $80-ish for a conventional sedan. 80 is competitive to the train fare; when you take into account last mile costs (Muni and bart, la metro); plus in a car you can carpool, cut it half, thirds, or quarters, but public transportation costs scale linearly by passenger.