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Tue May-15-07 11:30 PM
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| 50. Yes -- I live in NYC. |
| -Does your town have a decent public transportation system? |
maveric |
May-15-07 05:55 PM |
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I don't need a "decent" system to get around on a bike |
taterguy |
May-15-07 05:57 PM |
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LMAO! We don't even have sidewalks!! |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-15-07 06:00 PM |
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I just posted regarding Knoxville... |
Clark2008 |
May-15-07 08:22 PM |
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I'm right down the road from you in Meigs County |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-15-07 09:10 PM |
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We only have sidewalks in the downtown area, as tiny as that is. |
Jamastiene |
May-15-07 11:27 PM |
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My county only has 2 red lights... about 40 yards apart, at each end of |
Ghost in the Machine |
May-15-07 11:39 PM |
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bwahaha |
DetroitProle |
May-15-07 06:01 PM |
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I think we have 5 buses for a town of 16000. Thats our mass transportation. |
RL3AO |
May-15-07 06:01 PM |
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I take the Amtrak to work |
tandot |
May-15-07 06:02 PM |
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Short answer: |
RedCappedBandit |
May-15-07 06:02 PM |
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Boston's T is ok, nothing compares to the MTA |
WindRavenX |
May-15-07 06:02 PM |
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I grew up in Boston. |
maveric |
May-15-07 06:07 PM |
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you must be older than me (22) because the T NEVER is on time. |
WindRavenX |
May-15-07 06:08 PM |
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Well...I left Boston in 1976. |
maveric |
May-15-07 06:13 PM |
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Apparently. It's now 2.00 both inbound AND outbound. |
WindRavenX |
May-15-07 06:18 PM |
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We dinb't have ANY at all! I only wish we did. |
napi21 |
May-15-07 06:05 PM |
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Inside SF it's somewhat decent, even if not 24/7. |
Book Lover |
May-15-07 06:05 PM |
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East Bay? That sounds like the smart scheduling of the itty bitty transit companies out here. |
Gormy Cuss |
May-15-07 06:15 PM |
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Nope, Peninsula |
Book Lover |
May-15-07 06:18 PM |
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Absolutely agree about the county-based problem. |
Gormy Cuss |
May-15-07 10:43 PM |
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Portland, OR -decent but could be much better |
depakid |
May-15-07 06:15 PM |
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Portland |
Parche |
May-15-07 06:37 PM |
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Portland's trimet system rocks |
missb |
May-15-07 08:19 PM |
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No kidding. I can take the 8, 9, 10, and 33 from downtown and |
swag |
May-15-07 10:38 PM |
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Bus |
Parche |
May-15-07 06:20 PM |
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We've got a good one down here too. |
maveric |
May-15-07 06:24 PM |
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Yes, Portland, the city where it's easy to live without a car |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-15-07 11:33 PM |
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Vancouver Sky Train. Award winning. Service increased from 12 am closing |
gbrooks |
May-15-07 06:23 PM |
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decent public transportation? |
Breeze54 |
May-15-07 06:25 PM |
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NO |
etherealtruth |
May-15-07 06:25 PM |
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The CTA has its problems. But overall it's good. |
terrya |
May-15-07 06:25 PM |
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NYC - I always take the subway |
NYC Liberal |
May-15-07 06:27 PM |
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Like Most Small Communities in the US, We Have No Public Transportation At All |
AndyTiedye |
May-15-07 06:34 PM |
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We used to back in the 50's |
tech3149 |
May-15-07 06:57 PM |
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When I tell people that oil companies bought out tons of local trolley systems just to put them out |
kath |
May-15-07 11:39 PM |
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I'm enough of a New York City chauvinist as it is, don't tempt me to boast (n/t) |
Jim Lane |
May-15-07 07:52 PM |
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what is this public transportation system you speak of? you interest me strangely EOM |
pitohui |
May-15-07 08:03 PM |
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Tallahassee, Florida, and it's shit. |
porphyrian |
May-15-07 08:09 PM |
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No public transportation where I live |
tammywammy |
May-15-07 08:13 PM |
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Yeah, here's our public transportation in West Virginia: |
tabasco |
May-15-07 08:16 PM |
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Nope. |
Clark2008 |
May-15-07 08:20 PM |
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That's one thing the Washington DC megalopolis does well! |
Squatch |
May-15-07 08:23 PM |
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The Fargo-Moorhead Metro (around 150,000 people) has around 20 city buses, that's it. |
Odin2005 |
May-15-07 08:31 PM |
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Portland, ME: negative |
MountainLaurel |
May-15-07 08:37 PM |
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Yes. I have nothing but good things to say about Mass Transit here in Durham. nm |
dicksteele |
May-15-07 08:39 PM |
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Kansas City's is weak in most places. |
Telly Savalas |
May-15-07 09:36 PM |
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YES, and it is FREE - No Fares - Chapel Hill, NC |
unc70 |
May-15-07 10:21 PM |
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Sure does! |
Solly Mack |
May-15-07 10:22 PM |
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Lots of great reliable subways, trains and buses here... |
Matsubara |
May-15-07 10:26 PM |
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There are 600 odd ppl here so no, but I do ride the school bus into town |
GreenPartyVoter |
May-15-07 10:34 PM |
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Best public transportation of anywhere I've lived... |
MLFerrell |
May-15-07 10:41 PM |
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The bus system in Chapel Hill, NC is FREE to all riders. |
mnhtnbb |
May-15-07 11:05 PM |
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Yes -- I live in NYC. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
May-15-07 11:30 PM |
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Here in the metro DC suburbs there is an extensive system but... |
turtlensue |
May-15-07 11:30 PM |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul's system isn't as bad as some, but it's pathetic |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-15-07 11:39 PM |
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