Originally Posted by
StarBiker
Responding to old post......
Pretty much the second paragraph. And I live across the street from a Bus Line, and can walk to the Light Rail in a half an hour, or wait for the Bus to take me there. The Bus described in the second paragraph is in the city, not really out here in the burbs.
I have been using a car for months, but cycle around with frequency.
If folks can afford to drive ya know what they do?
My firstborn (7 at the time) thought it would be fun for me and her to take public transportation to the natural history museum. We had a good time at the museum.
And public transportation was a great(!) lesson in how “if everybody owns it, nobody owns it.” Counterparty risks, incentives, our time has value, etc.
Don’t kid yourself about SoCal public transport being sabotaged by corporate interests. Every city has their own lines, few of them link up.
One of my best friends told me about it taking over 2 hours to get from Torrance to Lakewood. We laughed when we realized how much faster a bike would have been.