I’ve been riding my bike into the office almost every day, lately. It’s only two miles each way, so it doesn’t take me more than fifteen minutes (as opposed to six minutes by car). I’m in better shape, now, than I’ve been in ten years.
But what am I going to do in the winter? It snows a lot here. There’s absolutely no public transportation. I guess I’ll have to walk- not a long distance, but in a heavy snow… well, it’s not going to be fun.
And what about my coworkers that live so far away that they can’t reasonably bike or walk?
I actually drove my truck into the office today, because I had to run some errands across town. All I could think, while driving, was how much each mile was going to end up costing me at the pump.
I believe we’re going to see far-reaching changes in American society- everything will increase in price, and (I hope) public transportation will become more prevalent. How’s this going to affect the poor? I make a decent wage- I shouldn’t have a problem. But how about the minimum wage shlub? How’s he going to survive?
Doesn’t good public transit help the poor? One of the most expensive monthly transit passes I have seen is in Chicago which is $75.00 per month. My car payment is $300, insurance is another $100, and of course gas, oil, and maintenance. A good transit system helps everyone.
Hmm… I probably didn’t make it clear enough, sorry 'bout that.
My town doesn’t have public transportation. How long will it take for public transportation to become the norm- and will that be soon enough for the minimum wagers to be able to survive? Especially here- where, in the winter, having to walk to work could be deadly.