The Bus, A Modern Panacea

To begin with, the bus from in Into the Wild is a very important part of the book. It is where Chris stayed a long time and also died. After Chris McCandless died Jon Krakauer and a group of explorers visited where he had stayed. They found several things in the bus such as: pants, books, a sleeping bag, boots, his journal and tools to help keep him alive for a while.

Transportation in the region has a long and successful past. However, public transportation has consistently taken a back seat to the personal automobile. There has been a strong core of persons who rely on public transportation to achieve mobility, and governmental

From here on, I am going to illustrate my lifestyle in a rural area versus a well developed city. I came from a small village in China. Walking to places has been build on me since I was a little kid; it was one of my habit. Back in the days, nothing seems handy to own. I remembered it was indeed hard to own a small motorcycle, not to speak of cars. On account of that, I treasure walking gratefully. I can walk to my school, relative's house, convenient stores, as well as markets for food. That has been my lifestyle for ten years until I came to the United States. My lifestyle has changed from walking to commuting through buses. San Francisco is a fairly developed city. We can access to every part of SF through muni, and the buses come in very often. Gradually, I start taking the bus to school, to hangouts with friends, and restaurants. I don’t remember when but I started to feel and think buses are so convenient. I rely on buses so much that I became surprisingly lazy. I would choose to take the bus even when the destination is

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The church bus -- which had been named La Ranfla del Barrio, by the assortment of Mexican and Central American high school kids on board -- pulled up around 6:30 a.m. Most of the kids on board, had arrived around 5:30 a.m. Most of the high school seniors had never left their barrios, much less taken a bus to a protest.

Lucas County doesn’t have an efficient form of public transportation and is in desperate need of one. In modern America the automobile is a necessary part of life; there is almost no way to get from point A to B without a car. Unfortunately, many people don’t have access to a personal automobile and are left to depend on unreliable, inefficient, public transportation. The most common form of public transportation in Lucas County today is the bus, although on paper busses are viable, in reality they ultimately fall short of what is required of public transportation. Today there are more cars on the road than ever before, subsequently there is more traffic than ever before meaning these busses are subject

Bus rides are normally boring. But it is an intangible organizer and an escape from reality. Spending more than two hours on the bus each day has forced me to find a way to make it at enjoyable to the least.

Living far away from my high school, taking the bus became part of my morning routine. It was extremely frustrating because there wasn’t a bus in my neighborhood that went straight to my school. I had no other choice than to take two buses to get to school. The problem wasn’t that it wasn’t convenient, but rather it took up a lot of time. The first bus came exactly at 6:00 AM. It would go up a long stretch until it stopped on Lander Street, where I would catch the next bus. Depending on traffic, the next bus would either take 30 minutes or 1 hour. Sometimes I would walk to school just because I didn’t want to miss my first period class. Altogether, two public transportation agencies serve the city of Seattle, King County Metro Transit and

The habitus of transportation plays a key role not just in my life, but in other people’s lives as well. If you live off of campus, most likely, you will commute. This is because driving to the university can be very expensive due to the cost of parking and gas. If you don’t live in a walking distance from the university, taking the bus or light rail is a must. Commuting has its benefits and drawbacks. For instance, commuting saves you a lot of money, you don’t have to pay for a dorm or for living in a fraternity or sorority. On the other hand, commuting can take a lot of time. That means you have to wake up earlier, wait for the transportation vehicle to come and wait till you arrive at your destination. Furthermore, commuting causes an increase

When hearing that I was forced ride two city busses to school every morning my reaction was “WHAT?! Do they have any of the yellow school busses for students only?” “No” My mom said calmly, “you'll be fine.”

In today’s modern society where people live more in the urban cities than the rural areas each day traffic increases. And the government made a way for which people can go to work from home and back so that less people drive is public transportation. And it has always been discussed whether public transportation should be free or not. According to Joe Pinsker from the Atlantic making public transportation free will only attract the wrong crowd. For example kids and young people with culture of vandalism. Instead public transportation should focus on the wealthier people because they are the ones that work and need to drive (“Why Can't Public Transit Be Free?” Joe Pinsker). On the other hand what I believe will happen is that traffic will actually reduce on the roads and people will actually start using public transportation. So, the public pays taxes for public transportation but they also pay for it when they ride it which is not fair. Also making public transportation free will only benefit the city by many means. There will be great effect to the nation and society if public transportation is made free. This is on the grounds that many individuals will be urged in going to utilize them. This paper will show why there are more points of interest for making the public transportation free and why there will be fewer inconveniences.

When in October the colored leaves fall. In early morning, fresh dew sheets the ground. There is a bus that travels from Phoenix, Arizona to Memphis, Tennessee. A bus that bears a crowd of countless distinct folk. From mechanics to police officers, from businessmen to janitors. All seeking an adventure. I happened to score a ticket on this scene filled trip.

A report published in 2008 titled Transit Co-operation Research Program (TCRP) synthesis 78– based on the survey responses provided by 94 educational institutions – revealed some facts about the transit systems in college and universities (TRB, 2008). The most of the survey respondents were from four-year universities. All of the universities indicated that they have either self-operated transit system or a public transportation office-operated transit system to serve the campus communities. The most of the respondents agreed that the headway was less than 10 minutes for these transit stations in the college. The report showed that 29 transit systems charged no bus fare for students and 26 transit systems charged $1.00 to $1.50 per local bus ride. However, majority of shuttle services for on-campus circulation were offered free to ride. Another interesting fact mentioned in the report was that around 60% of the universities utilized remote park and ride services. The report revealed the fact that many institutions were found to be charging low parking prices to their staffs and faculties. Nine institutions reported to have annual parking fee less than $100. The report also mentioned that this reduced parking price was not supporting the concept of reducing the number of single occupant vehicle (SOV). The report recommended for conducting more research on the safety system, including late night safety and emergencies regarding the transit system.

People see the current transit system as limited in scope. Both in terms of operating hours and bus route options. According to the Wichita Eagle, the current system “operates from 5:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Saturday” (Wilson, 2013). This limits the passenger usage to these specific hours. People needing public transportation before and after these times require alternate methods of travel. In addition, not all bus routes run through major city destinations. Some bus routes are positioned away from major areas of traffic. For many citizens in order to utilize the public transit system, they must first seek another form of transportation in order to reach a bus stop location.

slowly shifting across the wall, some of the dots I recognized, most of them I didn’t. They were just too far away for me to see their faces. “I wonder what they were thinking about way up there.” I thought. But my thoughts were quickly drowned out by the constant cheering and yelling. I didn’t mind it that much though, especially compared to the bus ride. At least outside I wasn’t restricted to a foot of moving room and I was surrounded by nature. I have to say it was quite relaxing if you ignore all the negative things about this place. Things could 've been much worse… as I found out later.