{"id":10986,"date":"2018-06-26T15:32:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/?p=10986"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:36:07","slug":"annual-dump-the-pump-day-comes-to-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/annual-dump-the-pump-day-comes-to-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Dump the Pump day comes to Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Comet and a Soda Cap joint bus stop.<\/p>\n

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Columbia\u2019s public bus system, The Comet<\/a>, joined a national campaign this summer that encourages people to take public transportation instead or driving their cars.<\/p>\n

Dump the Pump was started in 2006 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) when gas prices reached 3$ a gallon and emphasizes that public transportation is a convenient travel option that also saves money.<\/p>\n

Rose Dangerfield, a Dump the Pump participant, heard about the event through the Chamber of Commerce\u2019s partnership with The Comet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve learned about Dump the Pump Day, thanks to the great team over at The Comet, so I will be supporting this every year on from today,\u201d Dangerfield said.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the point?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking the bus has many benefits to both the community and the pocket. According to the APTA\u00a0<\/a>, for every $1 put into public transportation, $4 goes back into the local economy. They also say that if a two-person household downsizes to one car, they can save more than $10,000 in car and gas costs annually.<\/p>\n

Columbia resident Calvin Richards said that he would save money by taking the bus and has even thought about getting a Moped to save money on gas.<\/p>\n

Chamber of Commerce employee, Sterlin Choice, says she thinks that with gas this high, taking the bus will \u201csave people lots of money in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although The Comet bus service was free in Columbia for Dump the Pump Day, it is only less than $2 per ride with over 30 routes across the midlands. The Comet also has a downtown system called The Soda Cap that runs through downtown Columbia every day for free.<\/p>\n

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