I live in a suburb of the "motor city". Public transportation is a joke. When I was a teen and through my undergrad years, I lived near a Main line for busing. I was able to take the bus downtown to college classes and rode my bike to work. That was ideal. Now I live on the other side of town where there are no bus lines to get me to work. Bike lanes? Forget about it! There are a few suburbs with bike lanes, but they are more for a casual ride than to get anywhere significant. Just in the past two years, more buses have been showing up with bike racks. That is great, but I have also noticed that some bus lines have been shut down. Very frustrating.

My husband grew up very near where we live now. He has never been on a bus and the thought of riding a bike anywhere is akin to flying to the moon!!! He also thinks that reclycing is stupid and doesn't believe that that many people are into it! LOL I think it's his age (40) and where he grew up. Slowly, slowly I am trying to teach!