Folks. This thread goes to show you the state of public transportation around the world. I forgot the numbers exactly, but the U.S. funds highway construction about six times more than they spend on public transport.

If you don't live in Boston, New York or Chicago, you basically have poor public transportation. These older cities were the first to establish subways, elevated railroads, trolleys and buses before the century. Most cities that developed after the fall of the railroads basically built highways while pushing public transport as an afterthought. I can assure you, they will later regret this highway centric system.

The bus in my opinion is the slowest and worse form of transportation ever designed. The subway, heavy rail and Light rail (Trolley, Tram) are the best but most expensive systems and only available in seveal cities. Other European cities like London and Germany didn't dismantle their rail systems which explains why they have good transportation.

I use public transport every day of the week. They recently constructed a 1.4 billion dollar light rail just five blocks away from my house. We cruise at 50 mph at some points and when I arrive in Manhattan, there are hundreds of miles of subways at my disposal. My total transportation cost per month is $86.00 dollars! In other words, my total transportation cost per year is just over $1,000.00 USD! Folks, My nephew who's attending college spends over three thousand on car insurance alone!

As you can imagine, I've been able to save a ton of money not having to pay for auto insurance, gas, tolls, tickets and repairs. My car used to be the biggest drain on my finances and now that its gone, I've been able to pay off all my credit cards and school loans. The money that I'm saving from not having to own a car and using a bicycle during the weekends is incredible. Without a doubt, the decision to become car free was the best I've made in years.