Crystal Clear

I love public transportation. Really, I do. Since selling the car (gasp) five years ago, public transportation (plus a few car rentals and some borrowing) has been my way to get around.

Gas prices have risen the last year or so and traffic congestion is on the rise. The city where I live has a mostly on schedule bus service – it really is good at that. But who rides the buses? Those in lower income brackets, kids, university students and the elderly. Very few business people.

Now would be the best time to market public transportation: get out of the traffic, count on the bus being on time, save money on gas! If they also get the drivers to be a little more friendly, I wouldn’t be surprised if more people rode the bus.

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