New Orleans? Ha.

When I was in junior high, high school, and college (1965-1975), the bus system was fairly good and reasonably priced. I could get nearly anywhere in the city (not the western suburb, Metairie -- different system), with free transfers to a connecting line, in about an hour. And the buses, air-conditioned from 1964 on, ran often during the day, and once an hour between midnight and 6 am. There was even an airport-downtown express; 45 minutes, and you were there.

Nowadays I have no idea where to catch anything, or how much it costs. You have to have exact change or purchase a transit pass, and transfers are no longer free. When she visits my office, Miss Linda rides a bus that runs back of our apartment complex and crosses the bridge, and she connects to the St. Charles streetcar line. But I'm sure it involves a lot of waiting in the heat or rain. (Six years ago there was an express bus on that route for morning and afternoon commuters, and I rode it to a temporary job in the Central Business District. It was vastly easier and cheaper than taking my car, fighting traffic, and paying to park. But the express -- you guessed it -- is gone now.)

In sum, I'd say our transit system, like nearly everything here since about 1977, is khrap.
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