Public Transportation: in favor? disapprove?

[Jeff K.]

Mass Transportation works with some people, while it doesn't for others. If you are worried about it not working with your schedule, it wouldn't hurt to leave earlier.
I live in the San Fernando, suburbs north of Downtown LA, and the buses don't really get around from my home to school. I would have to go more out of the way, so it doesn't work for me. I know quite a few others though that the bus is along their way so they can easily hop on and get to school quickly. From Santa Clarita, students usually take 20-30 minute bus rides, when it takes 30-40 minutes to go by private car just because there are some special bus routes that regular motorists cannot go on, so the bus has some perks on time saving. This method, along with Hybrid technology, seem to be the best ways for more efficient and environmentally friendly transportation. Electric cars, honestly aren't that environmentally friendly, as most of the electricity they get needs to be manufactured in a way that burns green house gases. When more nuclear power and other cleaner power plants are used, then electricity will be more efficient to obtain and electric vehicles will be the friendlier choice, but so far mass transportation and hybrid technology is all we got*.

So after that ramble, public transportation for those it works for. Frees up traffic and lowers carbon emissions.



*for most consumers, solar, wind, and hydrogen powered cars aren't big yet.