I have much to complain about Seattle's public transportation system. I might put that out in a future post, or have it be an ongoing conversation down the road if a planned temporary move happens. But for right now I wanted to bring up the fact that it appears to me as an outsider that Seattle has a LOT of money for its public transportation system, but an unclear strategy in how to spend the moolah.
As a result you see strange things in the trains and the buses. For example, unlike Boston or NYC or any other major city I've been to, the public transport officials including the drivers don't really seem to give a damn about making sure the fare is paid. They won't even glare at you if they see you not tapping into those beeping things, or entering from the wrong door to avoid paying the fare.
And also, they have free masks for everybody on every bus, which is pretty awesome, and quite unlike the East Coast. SO if you get into a Seattle bus, you won't even have to pay, and come out with several bucks worth of free surgical masks.
Strange, strange strange, as I keep saying.
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