Arizona’s public transportation problem
The State Fair in phoenix is very popular, however, I did not join it this year because I could not find a bus or metro which could take me to the fair directly. I did have other choices: spent at least 40 dollars to take a round trip or spent 3 hours on the metro and one hour to walk to get there then back home. Neither of them would be a good decision. As the sixth most populous city nationwide (“Phoenix Quick Fact” 1), compared with New York and other big cities, phoenix’s public transportation is indeed subpar. It is true that the bus and metro is near our Tempe campus, but no mater a student lives on campus or not, visiting Phoenix or Scottsdale becomes very inconvenient if they do not have a car. The problem is that the frequency of public transportation is too low, and in a sense, their service range is too small. Therefore it is inconvenient for people to visit. Much more money or time will be needed if you want to go somewhere else in Arizona by public transportation. Although Uber or Lyft is cheaper than taxi, the riding fee is still …show more content…
Continuously using my Sczchuan Palace example, if I can spend less time, which is about 20 minutes on waiting Metro (“Valley Metro Rail”), the 20 minutes on light rail will be acceptable to me. The problem is the interval is too long. Especially at night, few people on the street, 20 minutes waiting makes me feel like an hour. About the bus service range is too small; visiting Phoenix Zoo is a good instance. Phoenix Zoo is a good place to visit on holiday. But I need to take 2 buses (first number 45, next number 56) then finally to get there. Unfortunately, the internal of the number 45 bus is 1 hour, and for a number 56 bus is half an hour on Saturday (“Local Bus Route”). Thus three hours are what I need to spend waiting on the
The State Fair in phoenix is very popular, however, I did not join it this year because I could not find a bus or metro which could take me to the fair directly. I did have other choices: spent at least 40 dollars to take a round trip or spent 3 hours on the metro and one hour to walk to get there then back home. Neither of them would be a good decision. As the sixth most populous city nationwide (“Phoenix Quick Fact” 1), compared with New York and other big cities, phoenix’s public transportation is indeed subpar. It is true that the bus and metro is near our Tempe campus, but no mater a student lives on campus or not, visiting Phoenix or Scottsdale becomes very inconvenient if they do not have a car. The problem is that the frequency of public transportation is too low, and in a sense, their service range is too small. Therefore it is inconvenient for people to visit. Much more money or time will be needed if you want to go somewhere else in Arizona by public transportation. Although Uber or Lyft is cheaper than taxi, the riding fee is still …show more content…
Continuously using my Sczchuan Palace example, if I can spend less time, which is about 20 minutes on waiting Metro (“Valley Metro Rail”), the 20 minutes on light rail will be acceptable to me. The problem is the interval is too long. Especially at night, few people on the street, 20 minutes waiting makes me feel like an hour. About the bus service range is too small; visiting Phoenix Zoo is a good instance. Phoenix Zoo is a good place to visit on holiday. But I need to take 2 buses (first number 45, next number 56) then finally to get there. Unfortunately, the internal of the number 45 bus is 1 hour, and for a number 56 bus is half an hour on Saturday (“Local Bus Route”). Thus three hours are what I need to spend waiting on the