Good morning friends!
Today's question is about getting around on public transit. Is there a bus / train / subway system in place where you live and if so, how often do you ride? Is the system great, terrible, or something in between?
We have public buses here but they aren't very great, not very cheap either, costing $2.50 one way. They have weird times and routes and don't seem to put much thought into traffic or the riders' needs. For example...
There aren't many children living in the city anymore, so a lot of schools have been shut down. There are no school buses, either, so most school-age children have to travel a fair distance and take city buses to get to and from school. The problem is there are no designated buses to go from neighborhoods directly to pathway schools. There are some pretty little kids riding the buses from their neighborhoods, then waiting downtown to catch the second bus to school. (Downtown is a high drug area with meth addicts, panhandlers, and many homeless people and is not safe for young kids alone.) You'd think there would be at least one route to pick up neighborhood kids and take them directly to their school and back.
The large city bus that goes by our daughter's school whizzes by 4 minutes before school is out. The next bus is a 30-seater van, and there are about 150 kids trying to get on it when it arrives 20 minutes later. The next bus comes 40 minutes after the bell - not only does that make for a very long day for the kids, but in the winter they begin their trip home every day well after dark.
Today's question is about getting around on public transit. Is there a bus / train / subway system in place where you live and if so, how often do you ride? Is the system great, terrible, or something in between?
We have public buses here but they aren't very great, not very cheap either, costing $2.50 one way. They have weird times and routes and don't seem to put much thought into traffic or the riders' needs. For example...
There aren't many children living in the city anymore, so a lot of schools have been shut down. There are no school buses, either, so most school-age children have to travel a fair distance and take city buses to get to and from school. The problem is there are no designated buses to go from neighborhoods directly to pathway schools. There are some pretty little kids riding the buses from their neighborhoods, then waiting downtown to catch the second bus to school. (Downtown is a high drug area with meth addicts, panhandlers, and many homeless people and is not safe for young kids alone.) You'd think there would be at least one route to pick up neighborhood kids and take them directly to their school and back.
The large city bus that goes by our daughter's school whizzes by 4 minutes before school is out. The next bus is a 30-seater van, and there are about 150 kids trying to get on it when it arrives 20 minutes later. The next bus comes 40 minutes after the bell - not only does that make for a very long day for the kids, but in the winter they begin their trip home every day well after dark.
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