Who takes public transit?

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by JetBlast

Washington Metro kicks ass.
Whenever I'm in DC I ride the Metro, and I love it. I've ridden the train in Chicago once and used to ride the subway in NYC years ago but not in recent years.

 

[Spatlese]

When I lived in Toronto, I used the subway a fair bit (I lived around Bloor / Yonge, so it was convenient). Now where I live, it's a five minute drive to work.

 

[gdl203]

Every day.

My (motorized) transportation mix consists of

1/2

+ 1/3

+ 1/6

 

[Go Surface]

Originally Posted by JetBlast

Washington Metro kicks ass.

+100. I wonder how it'll be this Tuesday though.

 

[playdohh22]

i take the NYC public transit most of the time.

 

[mack11211]

Originally Posted by JSC4President

I agree that NYC transit is good. You dont usually get any problems in Manhattan. If you are in the outer regions and late at night then maybe u can get into some $hit. But that would be out near Coney Island, Far Rockaway, 6 train, Broadway Junction, etc... As long as other people are on the train, you are perfectly safe. Same with the bus system. And NYC transit is so convenient although there is about to be a huge price increase.

Even the outer bits are pretty good.

For 2.5 years in the late 80s/early 90s I lived beyond Rock Park. And in 2007/8, I was going out toward Far Rock about twice a week, changing trains at Broadway Junction. Travelling at all hours.

Pretty safe, actually.

B'way Junction is also good for observing 'urban' streetwear trends. Some are fly, some more unfortunate but hey, that's Brooklyn!

 

[dkzzzz]

Nothing beats Moscow metro.

 

[element02]

Metro isn't really practical in Houston. The city is so spread out so Metro doesn't provide service to a lot of areas. It's much easier to drive.

I really like public transportation in Europe and NY.

 

[JetBlast]

Originally Posted by GoSurface

+100. I wonder how it'll be this Tuesday though.

Terrible. I'll be damned if I'm going anywhere near it.

One of my favorite parts of the Metro is the station architecture as well.

 

[Connemara]

What do the stations look like?

 

[TyCooN]

Public transportation isn't so great at where I live at. If they improved it then I'd jump on it ASAP. Just give me quarters and an umbrella.

 

[binge]

I use public transportation all the time; including for most of my daily commute for the past 10 years.

 

[JetBlast]

Originally Posted by Connemara

What do the stations look like?

They're quite impressive in person.

 

[Jumbie]

I took the bus into NYC today rather than driving. It was cold waiting for it because I misread the schedule and went to the stop about 15 minutes early but it sure as hell beat fighting with traffic and paying for tolls and parking.

 

[Hombre Secreto]

I live in LA, and use the "Rapid" buses to get to work. Using public transportation has it's pro's and cons:

Pro's
You meet MANY girls
You can ride around drunk, and not have to worry about killing someone.
You save on gas.

Cons

People... you meet some really ******* idiots on the bus, and I noticed the amout of savages DRAMATICALLY rise in the evening.
Bus Drivers... some of these freaks are real jerks.

I guess riding the Bus in my case is OK. Not for everyone though... especially if you have to catch the Bus around 8 to 10 pm. That's where you meet many people you want to kill.