tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post6134251962092503062..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: When was the last time you rode a bus?Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-53626052705049414702008-11-17T08:11:00.000-09:002008-11-17T08:11:00.000-09:00Well I don't live in Anchorage but I use public tr...Well I don't live in Anchorage but I use public transportation frequently.<BR/>http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html<BR/>It is the site about public transportation in Budapest. It is not as good as the Hungarian version but this site is still acceptable.Ropihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214991557644729165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-36485251732766381252008-11-16T23:28:00.000-09:002008-11-16T23:28:00.000-09:00I can add to the Anchorage vs big city comparison,...I can add to the Anchorage vs big city comparison, but that's a bit obvious, isn't it? A 'problem' most people in the states will not abide is housing/business density. Drive to a huge shopping mall? Yes, But actually give up a yard for shrinking the expanse of our homes? No.<BR/><BR/>The automobile so drastically reshaped American architecture (and any city growing after 1920) that it can only be reshaped by necessity once again. What that necessity will be, I don't know. Some say energy resources, some global warming, others civic integration. <BR/><BR/>Anchorage is miserable to get around in if you don't own a car. At Out North, we brought visiting artists into the city. Time and again, we saw the difficulty of transporting them to see what they needed to see. But it is so much a function of size and density. I will follow that by one more criterion: commitment to public transport.<BR/><BR/>When a city such as Anchorage responds to an electorate that wants convenience above all else, the auto will be the choice. We all make this happen by saying, "No, we can't (give up our cars)."<BR/><BR/>At least while Gene and I lived in Anchorage, we chose our home so we could walk to work, shared one car and took the bus when the other needed the car. That behavior would be a start, but alas, it's not considered reasonable to ask it.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, Americans. You do love your wasteful ways.Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-6123264664156483442008-11-16T15:27:00.000-09:002008-11-16T15:27:00.000-09:00The only times I've ridden the bus in Anchorage, w...The only times I've ridden the bus in Anchorage, was when I worked as a case manager at the Cordova Center, and rode it to see what the residents there had to put up with.<BR/><BR/>But, when I'm in towns with adequate public transportation, like Seattle or Portland, Judy and I have used public transportation fairly regularly. You don't have to pay parking, and in Portland, the layout of the city makes it extremely bus- and light rail-friendly.Philip Mungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-69802714103619491182008-11-16T14:06:00.000-09:002008-11-16T14:06:00.000-09:00If public transportation here was like in Latin Am...If public transportation here was like in Latin America I would use it in a heart beat.<BR/><BR/>There were plenty of buses so that one didn't have to wait an hour in between rides. They were much more convenient so I don't have to ride downtown just to catch another one. <BR/><BR/>Right now, the family I work with has a 4 HOUR a day bus ride. That includes wait time, transfer time, etc. NOT conducive for our lifestyles. <BR/><BR/>As a Mom, I have to drive my daughter to pre-K. Then, I go work out. To make that happen on the bus? Not possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com