Things about the bus.

[cadhla]

1. You know what's cool? Riding on one of those super-long buses where they've had to put a circular swivel joint in the middle, and there are no windows there, but there are seats, and so you ride in the swivel joint, and it's like the universe is rotating and you're standing still. Also, no one else will sit there, so you get funny looks and a

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[technoshaman]

Yeah. It means you can snooze for an extra half-hour and not have to stress over traffic, and you're not paying Big Oil damn near four bucks a gallon for the privilege of sitting in traffic, but get to take the EXPRESS LANES (I like to call'em Espresso Lanes, since this place does run on coffee)...

And in the evening you can get off a stop early and have a nice walk along the lake, and in the morning you can get off two stops early (or if you hit it just right, take the other route) and stop at Specialty's and get breakfast.... oatmeal wheat germ cookie and a quiche-muffin. Mmmm, breakfast of champions.

Oh, and the final winner? It's the law in the Emerald City that your employer MUST incent you to not use a solo vehicle to get to work. Free bus pass that not only gets you to and from work but is good on the fancy express buses with wi-fi and the ones that go to the next county? WINNER! (AND not having to stand in line every month to buy the thing...)

So, yeah. It ain't the Loser Cruiser anymore.

[tiferet]

Why am I not getting a free bus pass?

[technoshaman]

Because San Francisco doesn't have nifty-keen trip reduction laws?

[elucreh]

Buses are where I get all my best "being hit on by creeps" stories.

In related news, they are where I get all my "bus drivers are heroes" stories. Nobody ever stalked me off the bus in OK, not even the ones that tried to.

[kyrielle]

Buses actually travel to the city where I live, unlike any form of light or commuter rail. That makes them a win! (Though there will be commuter rail, theoretically this fall, too.)

[mdlbear]

You can read on the bus.

If I could get to work by bus in less than two hours to cover a distance that takes half an hour by car, I'd do it.

[dimloep_suum]

This, and also, if the bus that would get me to work still ran at the time I get off work.

NE Ohio fails at public transport.

[technoshaman]

Most places outside of monster-metro areas do.... these days if you don't have a million people in your tax base, it's well-nigh impossible to build something nice (although I hear tell Tacoma, WA is doing it on 750,000)

[technoshaman]

inter-urban routes are almost always a pain in the ASCII... most transit systems are designed to get you to and from "downtown", hub-and-spoke... getting between the spokes always takes at least double, plus layover... *sigh*

[technoshaman]

The Max rocks. The free zone is *huge* and includes a major park and ride (I forget its name but it's eastside and starts with an L...) and will go within an easy walk of Powell's... very dangerous :)