also must make a decision on how we will get from point A to point B - utilizing public transportation or our own vehicles. Public transportation generally includes busses or trams for getting around town, and many large cities have commuter trains. While there are other forms of transportation such as taxis and for hire cars such as Uber, they can only move much smaller groups of people at a time. Public transportation in the United States and other developed countries is relatively safe, but recent
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2011, passenger cars and light-duty trucks (pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and the like), accounted for 61% of the transportation emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in this country. Greenhouse gases are harmful because they collect in the atmosphere, cause global warming, and have detrimental effects on the environment, for decades or even centuries. Because God commanded people to be good stewards of the
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
Introduction Public transportation includes buses, light rail, subways, commuter, trains; streetcars are vehicles efficiency and high reliability (www.apta.com ). Furthermore, many cities are trying to invest in public transportation to put serve the needs better and provide more in contrives for citizens particular low-income households and student. Public transport services become attract, which can lead to reduce money by many people. Besides, on an individual level, public transportation saves money
Public transportation is one of the most important serves in many countries. Americans alone ride up to 9.5 billion trips on public transportation in one year. Most people like to ride public transportation because it is affordable. Furthermore, it is more convenient for elder people, people with disabilities, and for student. It also shows how modern and advance the city is. Public transportation benefits exceeds the transportation services to include healthier environment and better economy. Public
just the fault of commercial industry. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2011, passenger cars and light-duty trucks (pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and the like), accounted for 61% of the transportation emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in this country.
that public transportation in Arizona is not really convenient. There are plenty of college students here and we are at the same situation. Most people in Arizona drives cars instead of taking the public transportation. However, not every college student has enough money to buy a car. The public transportation is not convenient. I have seen a statistic status shows that Phoenix is in the last 10 cities that with a good public transportation in United States which means our public transportation here
but also costs the travelers time and money. For these reasons, most of the cities in the world offer public transportation methods so that more people can be moved efficiently to the same destination at once. However, people living outside of these cities need to be inside of it in order to gain access to the benefits of public transportation. Therefore, it has become an important project for Europe to offer travelers intermodal transportation opportunities. Intermodal transportation involves people
places using public transportation. Without public transportation, we wouldn’t be able to go to places that are far away from us. We needed them in our everyday life but there are key problems that surfaces when using public transportation. Public transportation may seem convenient but for others it may not seem ideal for them from certain circumstances such as the cost, lack of transportation in a certain area and the delays. These make people not want to ride a public transportation which is why
Mass Transit: The Future of American Travel In today's day and age, an increasing urgency must be put on the issue of transportation and its relation to society. Man owes it to himself to address the issue of transportation with practicality and, as one of the biggest polluters, ultimate discretion. One of the most practical and responsible forms of transportation available today is mass transit. However, a problem is present in American society in that mass transit is not as plentiful as