Re: Public Transportation...The Lack Of IT In TV
Unfortunate but true: It would be financially impossible to maintain public transit that has only minimal usage. This is a reflection of our passion for 'our wheels.' This is why Amtrak has gone down the tubes. This is why only now with gas prices suddenly so much higher than they had been that people are first considering using mass transit systems!
However, the flip side, as has been pointed out by other posters, is that TV is that kind of friendly and supportive environment. We have friends who moved here specifically for that reason--to be a part of a community rather than live in a beautiful housing unit in a beautiful environment where no one knows anyone else....
Access-a-Ride in New York City (mentioned earlier) and The Ride in Boston (that we use when there for medical care) are great programs, but these are major cities where there is enough of a cross section that the programs are utilized regularly. Here, among cars, golf carts, good-hearted friends and neighbors, and a taxi when needed (yes, before 8 p.m.) are what keep us going.
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