Many Gas Guzzlers Are Gathering Dust—Commuters Find Alternate Means

In May, Holly Kennedy bought an SUV. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
That very month, gasoline prices started to climb. And climb. And climb some
more. By July, it was costing Kennedy $70 a week to fill her tank. Something
had to give. So Kennedy parked her SUV and clambered aboard her mountain bike
each day for her 10-mile commute from her Arlington home to the Burlington
software company where she works. Even though her commute time lengthened
from 15 minutes one way to 40, she found herself wishing she had tried the
two-wheeled approach a lot sooner.