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Old Posted Mar 6, 2012, 8:39 PM
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So much of it is what was mentioned earlier, with the "attitude" many harbor towards public transit. That it is only for poor people, it is crime ridden, etc. Too many TV shows which perpetuate the myths associated with public transit.
I'm hoping that increased rail transit (at least in the case of Houston) will help to improve that image. But it still shocks me that DART overall ridership is as low as it is given the amount of rail transit in operation there.
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