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Friday Quickie: Take Public Transit on Vacay

It’s part of our mantra, but we’ll tell you again: Take the greener route this summer.

Summers an amazing time to take advantage of vacations, near & far, but public transit can get you a lot further than you think.

Headed to Atlantic City to gamble or the South Jersey shores? NJ Transit makes the trip to Philly – AC super easy, plus they have buses to Wildwood & Cape May.

Headed to New York or Boston? Bolt Bus is my mass transit of choice – it’s super cheap, clean AND has free wifi. (Plus, they have an awesome rewards system to get free trips!) Megabus goes to DC, Pittsburgh and a TON of options from Philly.

Amtrak is great for skipping the road altogether and getting to a destination on a smooth ride.

Have a trip you can’t take public transit for due to locale or length? Make sure to carpool with a buddy!

Readers, where are YOU traveling to this summer? What’s your transit of choice?

Photo: Examiner

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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