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At best you get 2-3 hours of free parking. Else you need to purchase a permit. https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/economicdev/dtparking/default.asp https

At best you get 2-3 hours of free parking. Else you need to purchase a permit. https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/economicdev/dtparking/default.asp https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/economicdev/dtpark... The lot by the train tracks is 5.50 a day. So ~one gallon of gas. There is actually a bookstore and a library. I even have a library card here, though I almost always use the Palo Alto library system instead. There's also a lock museum attached to a locksmith shop. I'm not saying there is no reason to ever visit. I'm saying it doesn't make sense to go every day. But I'm coming around to your suggestion to designate just one day a week as "screw around on the bus before and after work" day. I'll try it tomorrow if I can get myself out the door early enough.

dragontamer 5y ago
I don't think it makes sense "every day" for me either, but once-a-week is where I've found myself at too. Free parking all day at my location though, so its a bit different. I'm estimating that I'll cut out ~15% of my gasoline usage with just once-a-week bus trips, since the bus-stop is closer to my house than work. At $2 per way, I'm barely profitable, my personal vehicle is too efficient, lol. > The lot by the train tracks is 5.50 a day. So ~one gallon of gas. Yeah, I can see how parking costs makes such a proposition much worse. Something to consider: a lot of your vehicle costs are per-mile. Tire usage is another 1cent or 2-cents per mile, depending on your tire's costs and durability. Oil-changes are really cheap, but other items can get costly, suspension, depreciation, etc. etc. And a lot of these items "wear out per mile". Adding those items on top of the gasoline costs (maybe 12-cents per mile gasoline + 10-cents per mile other costs) makes the number of miles you need to travel a bit less than you might expect to break even. --------- Also remember: this topic is largely about Russia's oil being sanctioned off. The target is a 7% reduction (equal to Russia's current share of our petroleum usage), at least here in the USA. Once a week is good enough, as far as this topic is concerned. Hopefully you find a reasonable plan for the once-a-week bus idea!

dragontamer 5y ago

I don't think it makes sense "every day" for me either, but once-a-week is where I've found myself at too. Free parking all day at my location though, so its a bit different. I'm estimating that I'll cut out ~15% of my gasoline usage with just once-a-week bus trips, since the bus-stop is closer to my house than work. At $2 per way, I'm barely profitable, my personal vehicle is too efficient, lol. > The lot by the train tracks is 5.50 a day. So ~one gallon of gas. Yeah, I can see how parking costs makes such a proposition much worse. Something to consider: a lot of your vehicle costs are per-mile. Tire usage is another 1cent or 2-cents per mile, depending on your tire's costs and durability. Oil-changes are really cheap, but other items can get costly, suspension, depreciation, etc. etc. And a lot of these items "wear out per mile". Adding those items on top of the gasoline costs (maybe 12-cents per mile gasoline + 10-cents per mile other costs) makes the number of miles you need to travel a bit less than you might expect to break even. --------- Also remember: this topic is largely about Russia's oil being sanctioned off. The target is a 7% reduction (equal to Russia's current share of our petroleum usage), at least here in the USA. Once a week is good enough, as far as this topic is concerned. Hopefully you find a reasonable plan for the once-a-week bus idea!