Take the bus when possible. It can be a fun trip for the kids to the zoo or an outing. Using the bus can be part of the fun of getting there.
If you commute to work see if there is a bus. Out here in the middle of nowhere there are two buses that go each morning and nite to Jackson Hole over 80 miles each way. For the price of a monthly bus pass the people riding are saving $ and the quality of air.