Comments on: Transportation Policy Can Support Sustainability & Equal Opportunity http://voiceomaha.org/2009/11/17/transportation-policy-can-support-sustainability-equal-opportunity/ Pro-Voice Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:56:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: flato-farm http://voiceomaha.org/2009/11/17/transportation-policy-can-support-sustainability-equal-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-70 flato-farm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:56:00 +0000 http://voiceomaha.org/?p=163#comment-70 "just those who can afford to own and operate a vehicle" assumes that people don't choose to use MAT. As a daily rider, I can tell you that a number of professionals use the bus for commuting -- but certainly not enough! Discretionary ridership is the best opportunity MAT has for increased revenue and improve the system. Pass to Class is a great program that gives young Omahans the opportunity to try transit. Kudos to MCC for being a vanguard of transit policy. Raspberries to Creighton and UNO who refuse to promote transit as an option for their student populations. Good transit builds better communities. If we wait for the transit system we want, we will wait forever in frustration. To get the transit we want we MUST use the transit we have. We need to stop talking and start riding. “just those who can afford to own and operate a vehicle” assumes that people don’t choose to use MAT. As a daily rider, I can tell you that a number of professionals use the bus for commuting — but certainly not enough!

Discretionary ridership is the best opportunity MAT has for increased revenue and improve the system. Pass to Class is a great program that gives young Omahans the opportunity to try transit. Kudos to MCC for being a vanguard of transit policy. Raspberries to Creighton and UNO who refuse to promote transit as an option for their student populations.

Good transit builds better communities. If we wait for the transit system we want, we will wait forever in frustration. To get the transit we want we MUST use the transit we have. We need to stop talking and start riding.

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