Public Transit Is an Under-Rated Experience
March 27th, 2025
In the Unites States, public transit is often seen as a last resort - something you would only use if you didn't have another choice.
(Someone drove their car into a tree)
Person: Oh no, I'll have to take... The BUS! (crying)
Another person: Gasp!
Another person: NOOOOO!
Narrator: But that's not how I see it. I have access to a car, but I don't like driving. So I get on a bus, I zone out for half an hour, and then I'm in a completely different place, without having to do anything. I don’t have to fight my way through stressful traffic, or search for a parking spot. And since I'm not driving, I can focus my full attention on my phone’s navigation and know exactly where I am. It's great!
But I live in the suburbs, and the transit system will only take me to certain places. So most of the time I still drive. I dream of iving in a world where public transit can take us practically anywhere we want to go!
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March 27th, 2025
Public transit is the underdog in the United States, and we need to collectively invest in it if it's going to survive. If you agree, I recommend getting involved with transit advocacy groups in your area, like Transit For All PA for fellow Pennsylvanians.
Comic Text
In the Unites States, public transit is often seen as a last resort - something you would only use if you didn't have another choice.
(Someone drove their car into a tree)
Person: Oh no, I'll have to take... The BUS! (crying)
Another person: Gasp!
Another person: NOOOOO!
Narrator: But that's not how I see it. I have access to a car, but I don't like driving. So I get on a bus, I zone out for half an hour, and then I'm in a completely different place, without having to do anything. I don’t have to fight my way through stressful traffic, or search for a parking spot. And since I'm not driving, I can focus my full attention on my phone’s navigation and know exactly where I am. It's great!
But I live in the suburbs, and the transit system will only take me to certain places. So most of the time I still drive. I dream of iving in a world where public transit can take us practically anywhere we want to go!
Next >
Public Transit Is an Under-Rated Experience
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A Human-Scaled Journey is a nonfiction comic I created to document my experience learning about sustainable and walkable infrastucture and related ideas. It will include a combination of informative comics and journal-style comics, as well as collaborative comics showing other people's experiences and expertise.
