Pros and Cons of Public Transportation

Environmentally friendly!

Using public transportation can: improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save energy and minimize impacts.

Spend The Commute Doing Other Things

You can be more productive on public transportation. Instead of focusing on the road, you can relax, read a book, catch up on news, complete some assignments, make a call, etc.

Price

You can save a lot of money that you would spend on gas, especially if your commute is long.

No traffic

There's no need to worry about being stuck in traffic, or finding a parking spot in a crowded parking lot.

It’s Maintained By Other People

Your only responsibility is to pay and not to be late on the drive. There is no burden of fixing the broken car. This also brings your personal cost down since you’re not paying a garage hundreds of dollars to fix something wrong with your car when you use the public transportation system.

Wait time

When it comes to public transportation, you’re stuck on the system’s scheduling, and scheduling not always works out well with your plans.

Sharing Space

With public transit comes sharing a ride with the public. On the one hand, you can meet some really interesting people within your community and have more real world interactions on a daily basis. However, you can also see the ugly side of your community. It can be very germy and gross on there sometimes. Some bus stops, or areas can be unsafe, so always be aware of surroundings.

Sometimes Difficult to Navigate/Can be Frustrating

You have to stay alert or else you’ll go down the wrong path. Reading the signs and navigating the system can be complicated.