And Public Transit Needs Us
~ Why public transit?
Riffing on Stuart Smalley: It's good enough, it's smart enough, and doggone it, people like it!
Americans, regardless of political affiliation, support public transit. Everyone who takes public transit contributes to decreased congestion, decreased carbon emissions, and decreased oil/gas use. It's funny to think otherwise. Public transit riders also save money.
Public transit revitalizes communities and leads to economic (re-)development. People choose public transit if given a level of service that represents something close to a comparable choice. Public funding of public transit makes sense, and smart political leadership just gets it done. Unfortunately, others still don't get it.
The demographics in America are changing. The outer ring suburbs are dying and not coming back; both empty-nest Boomers and younger Millennials want to live in livable, walkable cities well-served by public transit where they don't even need to own cars.
Why support pubic transit? It's really rather simple:
Public transit: good, smart, and people like it.
Cross-posted to Fare-Free NW blog.
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