Public Transportation

I am blessed to live in a town that offers public transportation.  I am from a rural area where there was not any.  It was so hard to get around.  You had to rely on your friends for rides or a very expensive taxi service to run even the basic of errands like going to grocery store.  When I moved to the Champaign-Urbana Illinois area in 1995, I loved being able to jump on a city bus and feel like I had a life.  I could be independent and do my shopping, go to the library to get a good book and enjoy community activities.  I realize that this is not a free service but I am grateful for the state, local and federal government for subsidizing this service.  I am so thankful that the buses mean freedom to get out of your apartment to see city sights or just get a ride to the park to enjoy nature’s air.  We are so lucky to have this source in our community.  From their webpage on CUMTD.com, “Today MTD provides nearly 13 million rides per year.”  I guess I am not the only one who uses the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District.