I'll be honest. I don't take public transportation because I live a green lifestyle. Yes, I care deeply about God's creation and I am in favor of going green whenever possible. But, my motivating factors are these. Gas is too expensive, we only have one car and sometimes the wife needs it, and parking is too expensive at my place of employment. This morning, I took the whole public transportation thing to new heights. Today, I worked from the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in Aurora, CO. I took the express RTD bus that stops just across the street from my home and takes me to downtown Denver. I left at 7:04 AM. I arrived at the Civic Center in downtown at 7:45am. I walked a short distance and then took the RTD free mall ride down the 16th street mall several blocks and got off on Lawrence. I walked a couple more blocks until I got to the Lawrence Street Center, at UC Denver building near downtown. From there I jumped on a shuttle run by UC Denver that goes to AMC. It runs every hour. The shuttle didn't leave until 8:30am, so I had time to pull out my laptop and connect wirelessly so that I could check my email and do some work. At 8:30am, the shuttle left and took me to AMC. I arrived at 9:00am. This afternoon, I'll get to do the whole thing in reverse so that I can catch the 4:53pm bus ride back to my house. It wasn't bad and I made it to work just fine. In fact, it's nice not having to worry about traffic or stupid drivers. I just sit back, listen to my iPod, and look at the sights....which are nice going through downtown. I enjoy public transportation. It's nice to have that option and it's so convenient for me since I have a bus stop right across from my house. Sometimes I take the light rail to mix it up a little. The light rail is nice when there are no students. When the students are heading to class, it can be downright crowded on the train. The university I work at lives on a campus with two other colleges, so you can imagine the student population. It's huge. I like spring break, Christmas break, and summer because the train is not so crowded. But, during the school year there is standing room only and you usually have people so close they are touching you on all sides. You hope and pray that you get into a crowd with people who are well groomed. Otherwise, it's a miserable and smelly ride. I rarely sit down on the train anyway, so standing doesn't bother me. I like to leave the seats open for the elderly or women who would rather sit down. But, the crowdedness of the train can get annoying sometimes. But, it does allow me to sleep for an extra 30 minutes because I don't have to catch an early bus. So, a little extra sleep makes the train worth it. Anyway...all this to say, I like public transportation. And hey, I get to help the green cause in the process. Bonus!
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