[PRCo] Re: PATrain

[John Swindler]

 Or senior citizens, some by choice and others relying on public transit to maintain their independence.  Public transit can become a way to maintain independence after the husband dies or becomes incapacitated.  The Upper Merion Twp. 'Rambler' bus service was even mentioned in a widow's will for helping her maintain her independence for almost a decade, instead of having to move into a nursing home.  Seniors take about 37 million rides per year on fixed route transit in Pa.       > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:50:19 -0400
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PATrain
> From: shadow at gmail.com
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
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> On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 11:47 PM, John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >  The migration away from the river bottoms started several decades before the auto.  That's why Pittsburgh had inclines and cable car lines.  My ancestors moved from the lower Hill to Oakland around 1890, over a decade before the Model T appeared.  And the towns were in the river bottoms because that is where the rivers were for barge traffic.  The railroads came later. But you are right about the word "convenient".  That's how the auto won the competition with mass transit - except when it is not "convenient" such as too many autos.
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> Or you're blind/handicapped/inebriated/underaged/etc.
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