You guys need public transportation.
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RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 days agoAs someone who lives here and doesn’t drive, services like this are extremely valuable to me
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 4 days ago
fishpen0@lemmy.world 4 days ago
We have it but the trains are catching on fire and derailing and they shut the orange line down for a month to try to fix it. Meanwhile one of our main tunnels is also collapsing so that’s shut down too. My home is one mile from downtown and it’s also directly on a bike path that goes into the city, which is also closed because it’s also collapsing into the mystic river. It currently takes me 40 minutes to get downtown no matter what transit I take including walking.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
most public transport worldwide isn’t trains, it’s buses
fishpen0@lemmy.world 4 days ago
We also have buses. Believe it or not they drive on the same roads that are backed up because of the tunnels being closed. Weird how that works.
chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
I get that, but they deserve to be paid a livable wage like everyone else.
RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I agree and I’m happy to pay more. I just hope this doesn’t go away.
errer@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Why do these drivers get paid a 50% higher wage than minimum wage? EMT drivers don’t even get this much
chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
EVERYONE deserves a liveable wage, including the people you mentioned.
errer@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That’s what the minimum wage is for.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You’re right, and I’m angry too.
EMT drivers should be paid more (as well as the Uber/Lyft drivers)!
WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 4 days ago
Because part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.