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I tried something different with the Orca Card this month (I’ve written about Orca Cards before). Since I knew I'd be away for a little bit, instead of buying a full monthly pass, I just added $20 to the card. Would that be enough?

With only 13 recorded trips (hop-ons and Ride-Free zone trips not included), it was.

And special thanks to Tobias Bäthge who's awesome WP-Table Reloaded plugin for WordPress enabled the tabular data below.

Date/TimeDescriptionTxn ValueE-purse Balance
7/30/2009 19:20Route 21-6
7/30/2009 17:25Route 22-26
7/30/2009 14:41Route 18-1.758
7/30/2009 8:28Route 15-29.75
7/28/2009 11:03Purse Use Entry -2.5011.75
7/28/2009 11:03Purse Use Entry 2.5014.25
7/28/2009 11:02Purse Use Entry -2.5011.75
7/28/2009 11:02Purse Use Entry 2.5014.25
7/28/2009 11:02Purse Use Entry -2.5011.75
7/16/2009 18:23Route 18-14.25
7/16/2009 17:52Route 13-214.25
7/16/2009 8:39Route 18-216.25
7/15/2009 8:19Route 18-218.25

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Last month I got a new ORCA Card to ride the various transit systems in my fair city.

In addition to being re-usable stored-value cards (replacing the disposable farecards we used to discard at the end of each month)ORCA cards can also be:

1. Re-charged online
2. Configured to automatically renew your transit pass on a monthly basis
3. Used across 7 different transit systems

I also love the personalized commute data you get on the Orca website. Minefrom last monthis below. I had loaded the card with a $2.00 monthly pass (cost $72.00)but the data shows I fell shy of the 36 trips needed to break even. The take-away? Ride the bus more!

Date/Time               Description  Location

05/22/2009 09:00 AM     Route 18     KCM-BUS-2694
05/21/2009 05:39 PM     Route 15     KCM-BUS-2737
05/21/2009 08:24 AM     Route 18     KCM-BUS-2694
05/20/2009 07:03 PM     Route 18     KCM-BUS-2803
05/20/2009 11:36 AM     Route 18     KCM-BUS-2695
05/19/2009 00:39 PM     Route 43     KCM-BUS-4215
05/19/2009 10:15 AM     Route 43     KCM-BUS-4246
05/18/2009 00:08 PM     Route 8      KCM-BUS-3601
05/15/2009 08:45 AM     Route 15     KCM-BUS-3615
05/14/2009 01:11 PM     Route 70     KCM-BUS-4123
05/14/2009 08:48 AM     Route 57     KCM-BUS-3688
05/13/2009 02:25 PM     Route 22     KCM-BUS-3614
05/11/2009 05:03 PM     Route 21     KCM-BUS-3692
05/10/2009 07:18 PM     Route 15     KCM-BUS-3695
05/08/2009 09:00 AM     Route 18     KCM-BUS-2694
05/07/2009 03:18 PM     Route 70     KCM-BUS-4111
05/06/2009 01:09 PM     Route 174   KCM-BUS-2665
05/06/2009 10:20 AM     Route 16     KCM-BUS-3426
05/04/2009 01:52 PM     Route 70     KCM-BUS-4126
05/02/2009 05:13 PM     Route 15     KCM-BUS-3693
05/01/2009 04:53 PM     Route 15     KCM-BUS-2691