The Board of Clermont County Commissioners has declared Thursday, June 18, 2009 as Dump the Pump Day in Clermont County. “We’d like to encourage people to ride public transportation as a way to save money, protect the environment, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and to improve the quality of life,” said Clermont Commission president Ed Humphrey. “As an incentive to park your car and ride the bus, Clermont Transportation Connection (CTC) will offer county citizens free rides on all fixed routes.”
This is the fourth annual Dump the Pump Day, sponsored by the American Public Transit Association. The organization estimates that people who ride public transportation can save over $8,000 a year, based on parking and gas costs.
“We are seeing an increasing number of people choose to park their cars and ride CTC, especially on our fixed routes from New Richmond and Amelia to downtown Cincinnati and the Milford to Goshen route,” said CTC Director Ben Capelle. “By offering free fares on the fixed routes on June 18, we hope that more people will discover the benefits of riding the bus to work, doctor’s appointments, and shopping.”
Public transportation saves the United States the equivalent of 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually and saves the equivalent of 900,000 automobile fill-ups every day!