How is public transport where you are? - Page 3

[~Boudicca~]

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what public transportation?

[dubfam]

Portland, Oregon has an AMAZING public transit system called "Tri-Met"
http://trimet.org/

It is not perfect, but it works wonderfully!

We have a MAX (light Rail system) that goes all over the place. We have buses EVERYWHERE and busy routes run as often as every 10 minutes.

Our city is divided into 3 zones and you pay based on how many zones you are traveling through. Children 7 and under are free, and adults cost $1.75 for 1-2 zones and $2.05 for all 3 zones. You get a Transfer Ticket that you use to switch to other buses (or the MAX) that is good for at least 2 hours (longer depending on the driver ).
We also have "Fareless Square" Which is a fairly large area that covers the majority of the downtown area and even across the bridge a bit where you can ride for free.

Oh-and a lot of the buses are run on BioDiesel as well....

Basically I can take myself and 2 kids across town and back for $1.75 and not spend my whole day waiting for buses.

We are very spoiled here.


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[MyTwoAs]

Non-existent. The center part of the city is finishing up a light rail system and has a pretty expansive city bus system but I'm in the 'burbs and there is absolutely no public transportation out here.

[2 in August]

There is no public transportation in my area either. In the "downtown" area there is, but I rarely go there and I'd have to drive to get to a bus that doesn't go where I need to go. I have no idea how much it costs. I also have 2 little kids that need to be in carseats/boosters I'm not even sure how that would work. I know people do it everyday, I just don't know how. We have no sidewalks here either. I could possibly walk to the grocery store, but then I'd have no way to get my groceries home.