I am very thankful to live in a city with awesome public transit. I got rid of my car when I realized my cost of living raise was not competing with the cost of insurance and the rising cost of gas.

Our transit commission has just started monthly passes for $100. You get unlimited use of the system (as always) but now you can lend the card to anyone else, too (as long as you're not on the same ride. 'No passback' signs are everywhere now).