A native New Yorker, I grew up riding mass transit alongside, bankers, lawyers, successful advertising executives and secretaries. Many of these people owned cards, but it was easier to ride to work.
As gas prices exceed $4.00/ gallon, it may be time for Hoosiers to learn what the New Yorkers, and other big city dwellers have known for years - a well designed public transportation system benefits everyone in the public. Freeing the population from obsessing about gas prices, or the nearest parking lot.
Have an opinion? Share it here, or better yet, get involved in the discussions being held this week by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority (CIRTA)
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