Most places in the us do not bave functional public transport. In New York, I believe, it’s not uncommon for schools to use the public transit network instead.

Most of my friends in school lived 10+ miles from school, and figure walking a 10 minute mile, crossing who knows how many dangerous roads.

So our solution is the yellow school bus. Public transport for kids to get to school and get back home on time; with only a minimal amount of walking (which is super important here because it’s cold enough in winter kids can die in minutes.)

It may not make sense, but it kinda works?