Join us on Thursday, June 21, 2007 as we celebrate the Second Annual National Dump the Pump Day.

So leave your car at home and ride the bus along with the El Metro staff, Buster the Bronco and Z-93 on June 21. All riders will have a chance to win Laredo Broncos Basball tickets.

El Metro encourages the citizens of Laredo to

Dump the Pump and Ride the Bus.

• Save Money
• Help Reduce National Dependence on Foreign Oil
• Help Fight Global Warming

 

Transit Fast Facts

Public Transportation Ridership:

From 1995 through 2006, public transportation ridership increased by 30 percent, a growth rate higher than the 12 percent increase in US population and higher than the 24 percent growth in use of the nation's highways over the same period.

Energy Conservation - Reducing National Dependence on Foreign Oil:

Each year, public transportation use saves the equivalent of 140,769 service station tanker truck trips clogging our streets.

Each year, public transportation use saves the equivalent of 34 supetanker of oil, or a supertanker leaving the Middle East every 11 days.

Individual Cost Savings:

Transit availability can reduce the need for an additional car, a yealrly expense of $6,251 in a household budget.

Each year public transportation households save over $1,399 worth of gas.

Environmental Conservation:

Public transportation produces 95 percent less carbon monoxide (CO), 90 percent less in volatile organic compound (VOCs), and nearly 50 percent less carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger mile than private vehicles.

Public transportation use can help reduce pollution and promote cleaner air.