Gas prices squeezing commuters from cars

Either you're riding public transportation more because of high gas prices or you're spending your entire stimulus check from the government at the pump. And if you're hopping aboard the Metrolink commuter train, that could get you into the circus for cheap: Sue Doyle in the Daily News.

Commuters searching for more inexpensive ways to get around without cars are piling onto Metro's light-rail lines, where ridership has soared by about 13 percent from a year ago, breaking some all-time records, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Last month, an all-time high of 26,338 passengers each weekday stepped onto the Gold Line - a 32 percent spike from June 2007 on the light rail that links Pasadena to Union Station. It's also a 14 percent increase from May of this year.