Local Transportation

     There are many forms of transportation that people use to travel around campus, Reno, and the country.  I personally use 4 different types of transportation to move not only on campus and through Reno but also across state lines.  My main form of transportation here at the University of Nevada is by bicycle.  When I am not riding up to the post office or going to class on my bike, I am walking.  I walk to dinner and class some days throughout the week.  One other way that I move around that goes along with the walking is taking the bus.  Today I walked to the student union from the LLC in order to buy some supplies for my geology class.  On my way back, I saw the free campus bus and decided to jump on and save myself some walking.  The bus and bike makes it much easier for me to avoid walking.  I also paid four hundred dollars in order to park my car near my dorm in the parking garage, which is my fourth mode of transportation.  I use my car to get to places that aren't in the general area of the campus, like Walmart and the Apple Store.  My car allows for me to travel just about anywhere with a much faster time than any other means of transportation would. Tomorrow afternoon, I will be taking the two hour drive back to my house in California. I am using many different means of transportation to move me to my various destinations.
     When I am using different forms of transportation, I face an obstacle in each. When I am walking, I am much slower than other transportation, so sometimes I have to rush to class. My bike is a much faster mode of transportation, but it takes time to find an open rack and lock my bike to it.  When on my bicycle, I cannot easily or safely deal with stairs, so I don't have the ease of walking shortcuts.  The bus may be fast, but it lacks stops in many locations, making me walk backwards to my destinations. My car is a great for of transportation if I wish to travel around Reno and Sparks or further, but it is a terrible choice if I am trying to go somewhere on campus.
     I have experienced many forms of public transportation, and it's not something that I particularly enjoy.  I think that the public transportation is a great service, and it works well.  I do not believe any attempt to fix the public transportation would be impossible. From what I have seen, It is not the system that makes public transportation unpopular.  It's the people using the system that do that, especially after dark.  I believe that public transportation is a way to study some interesting people, which some people may call undesirables.  I would not say that it is best to avoid public transportation, just some of  the people who use it.