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Old 03-27-2014, 06:34 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Who has good public transportation? Some places actually have NO public transportation, so list ones any that have it, but say which ones have the best.
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Old 03-27-2014, 06:47 PM
 
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no place in Texas has a good public transportation system comparable to the Northeast
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Old 03-27-2014, 06:50 PM
 
Location: Texas
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no place in Texas has a public transportation system comparable to the Northeast
Any Texas cities with USABLE transit? That includes taxis, buses, anything that gets you somewhere.
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Old 03-27-2014, 07:37 PM
 
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Im sure there are some cities that have a transit system of some sort.Midland does.I know San Antone and Austin do too.
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Old 03-27-2014, 08:39 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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Dallas has the most extensive light rail system in the state of Texas. I don't know much about the bus system, except that the further from downtown you get, the spottier the bus coverage.

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Old 03-28-2014, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Any Texas cities with USABLE transit? That includes taxis, buses, anything that gets you somewhere.
Well, Houston by far & away has the largest bus fleet in Texas & one of the largest in the nation.

Dallas has the best rail then Houston.

Austin is a very bike friendly city, but its rail sucks.
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Old 03-30-2014, 10:31 AM
 
Location: classified
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If you are going to be totally relying on public transit then it would be best if you look outside of Texas (ie various Northeastern cities, Chicago, Minneapolis, SF Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, etc).

While there have been some improvements to the public transit infrastructure, public transit is still very limited thus it would be necessary to have a car.
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Old 03-30-2014, 10:41 AM
 
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no place in Texas has a good public transportation system comparable to the Northeast
Texas has public transportation - ROADS!!! And a lot of them - it is a big state.

If you mean subsidized mass transit, then Texas has little of it.

The OP could live in a downtown area and walk.
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Old 03-30-2014, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Texas has public transportation - ROADS!!! And a lot of them - it is a big state.

If you mean subsidized mass transit, then Texas has little of it.

The OP could live in a downtown area and walk.
If I had to drive everyday it'd be a living hell and I might get my license revoked anyway. I don't want to lease Texas, I'm scared to go alone and I don't know even know where I'd actually go. Unless therapy magically cures me (at least the problem that prevents me from driving) its going to be hell just going to community college and probably getting to work for the time I have to stay at home before moving on. Even if my parents drove me around people would probably laugh at me. So why would I stay longer?
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Old 03-30-2014, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Texas has public transportation - ROADS!!! And a lot of them - it is a big state.

If you mean subsidized mass transit, then Texas has little of it.

The OP could live in a downtown area and walk.
Like where?
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