As he hastily threw on his shoes and poured a travel mug full of coffee, Scott checked traffic. Of course, it was already backed up, even though it was only 7:30 in the morning. He sighed, knowing that he was going to be late to work for the second time this week. Scott rushed out to his car, and barely missed the cat as he sped out of the driveway. As he approached the highway, Scott swore under his breath. Even the on ramp was backed up! He swerved, trying to get ahead of at least a few people, and narrowly missed a bus in the process. Scott angrily waved an apology as the bus driver honked at him, and he watched the bus pull away. The people on the bus seemed so indifferent to the near accident. Many of them had their noses buried in books, or were chatting with the person next to them. He wistfully watched the bus drive away, and was abruptly brought back to reality by an angry call from his boss. Every weekday in America, 35 million people will board public transportation. (American Public Transportation Association, 2014, para 1). However, it still is not enough. Increasing the availability and amount of public transit will benefit the community in many ways. Not only will the quality of roads improve, people will also save money, and the amount of pollution will greatly diminish.
According to Robert Noland of Rutgers University, solid facts were used in determining the substantial impact of implementing large public transportation systems within cities. His research claims that the hidden economic value could boost the city’s yearly assets upwards of nearly $1.5 million to $1.8 billion (Jaffe, 2013, para 3). This also largely plays a role in the size of the city. The larger the city, according to research...
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