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Here it is, Jan 2023. We're all in line to get our Senior Key Cards.

This. Transit costs money to run. If the choice is between "free" and skimpy and unreliable, on the one hand, and farepaying and...

In some countries I'd imagine free transportation can work but in the US I'd expect it to become a rolling homeless shelter that pushes...

I live in Pittsburgh and a year ago I had to apply in person for my senior pass in Philadelphia. The appointment can be made online but...

This right here is key. Cities supporting true streets, with vibrant density is very different from cities supporting “streets” that are...

This is a hard pill to swallow for many Americans. There is an astonishing lack of understanding over just how much money our vast...

I understand Luxemburg for example has free city transit. They still have huge congestion problems, which i guess sort of proves that...

Charlottesville, Virginia buses are free to the rider because of some sort of grant from the state. My round-trip experience was less...

I traveled to Seattle by rail in 1942 at the age of 4+ I remember being in a room of some size very reminiscent of rooms on trains...

You are correct Sir. As a kid in the 40s and early 50s I rode in many Sections, but poorly worded my post while intending to say...

Open sections were not the norm in the US post World War II. Railroads pretty much stopped ordering open section cars and emphasized...

Sections were the Norm here up until the Heritage Fleet went away, and Open Sleepers are common all over the World, not just on the...

About the same for me. I do remember different setups at different airports. One thing I do remember clearly was a blacklight...

At the very least I've had my ID placed in a small flatbed scanner. They don't say anything about maybe checking something like a...

They do random checks. The prompt to do a check appears on the conductor's device upon ticket scan. If your scan triggers such a random...