Erica Glass, who typically travels between her home in Plainview, N.Y., and her job in Lower Manhattan using the subway and the Long Island Rail Road, said she took a car service home on Monday after hearing about the derailment.
-- Matt Cutugno "This is such a terrible pricing system... only people who don't use the subways and buses could think of an idea like this".
When we plan to live in a city for more than a few days, we look for locations with few hotels or attractions, so we can experience local life: We dine without English translations on menus and have the chance to shop, cook, eat, go to the movies, use the subways and buses, do our laundry, and get an idea of what life is like there.
For transportation she uses the subway and a secondhand bike.
The transit fare is an example, especially for New Yorkers who regularly use the subway and buses.
THE 7m New Yorkers who use the subway and buses may have to dust off their bicycles and lace up their running shoes.
This seems to indicate that the number of people using the subway for commuting is decreasing and more people use it outside the rush hours.
For instance, a store in Union Square attracted commuters and tourists using the subway there, while the store a few blocks north drew mostly local residents.
The family lived frugally, rarely even using the subway.
I know many people who avoid using the subway system in the summer for this reason.
