The best moment was when Denise tells him about a better app. NJ publishes its routes as open data, so you aren't limited to the "official" app.
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I always find it interesting how Americans name public transport as "the" bus. As in singular.
Wait what, the US has distance based transit pricing?
For some systems. The NYC subway and buses you pay once to get on and you can go as far as you want. NJ Transit right over the river you buy a ticket specific for your start and end, and it costs more if you go farther.
(I didn't watch the video because I'm supposed to be working and I don't like video as a format, but hopefully this is what you meant)
The San Francisco systems have at least some of that. You're supposed to use a card to get in and out of the trains and you're charged by distance.
Most systems don't really have such a thing, though many have one way or time-based tickets (like 2 hours).
We have it too in India (in addition to daily/monthly passes). I thought that was common?
I did not watch the video but suburbs accessibility is a global issue that needs real politic implication (I mean money) to be solved.
Here, 15km from a medium euro city, an express and affordable bus line arrived only last year thanks to a global metropolitan project. Before that there was only an overpriced line that was pretty far from many districts, it was faster and more convenient to go by bike, that's how I realised 15km is 20 min by car (without congestion), 40 by bike, 3h by feet, and random by bus.
I would say "take the bus", in the same way I'd say I'm taking the car, or the bike.
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