#5

My main mode of transportation here is walking. When a friend who has a car is offering to go to the store or some other place, I eagerly raise my hand so I can go get something I desperately need that is out farther than walking distance, or just to go explore around the city. Fortunately, I have many friends who have cars, so not having a car myself is not the end of the world. If I didn’t have very many friends with cars, that would be a huge obstacle.

The public transportation options here are very poor compared to where I’m from. I’m used to seeing at least one public bus at all times. I have not used public transportation yet, not even the free Sierra bus (or whatever it’s called). I also have not used the shuttle bus around campus yet. People who do not have cars, either because they are poor, ecofriendly, or for any other reason, take advantage of public transportation more frequently than those who do have cars.

If public transportation were better around here, I would definitely take advantage of it. Using public transportation means that when my friends and I arrive at our destination, we do not need to find a parking spot, especially if we are going somewhere where it is hard to find a parking spot. If there were many different bus routes, following routes that people already use or would use, a variety of people would be able to get to different places in a short amount of time, at any time during the day. With buses going places where people want to go, it would cut down on the number of cars on the street, reducing congestion and pollution.