Gas prices alter commutes

LOS ANGELES – As gasoline prices soar past the $3-a-gallon mark in many parts of the country, people have started having second thoughts about the way they commute.

In Salt Lake City, ridership on the city’s light rail is up 50 percent over last year.

“I ride it

And in Los Angeles, the land of the freeway, both bus and rail systems are rapidly gaining new riders. Ridership on one route