And on existing routes, Sun Tran doesn't do much to lure riders aboard. The city offers only one free day of service each year and discount fares for low-income, student and elderly riders, as well as employees of businesses that offer subsidies. But other incentives are out, partly because some routes are already overcrowded. Glock says of public support for rail. In 1990, car pooling got 15 percent of county residents to work, compared with 21 percent a decade earlier.
Many people still consider car pooling too inconvenient, however.
Working at home is the choice for 2 percent of county residents, a 1990 survey found. Although that percentage hadn't increased since 1980, some officials hope it may gain popularity as traffic worsens. News Link Read an environmental success story of a public transportation program.