The issue about access is not so acute for the Bikies community - which I sense has a moderate amount of disposable income and could afford a cab or Community Car membership - but for others in the community that may be on a tighter budget or unable to drive at all.
Urgent care isn't even the biggest issue. Every day primary care and/or tests and care for specialty treatment is a bigger problem. While we used to be able to walk, bike, and bus easily to doctors' appointments or therapy, now these services are increasingly accessed only on the periphery. The best example of this is the UW Health/Unity (what is it now?) clinic and services that were moved to the American Family complex. Two buses in the morning. Two buses in the afternoon. The Dean clinic on Stoughton Rd is a horrendous experience for those not driving themselves. Is there even a sidewalk from the bus stop to the clinic? I get complaints all the time from people trying to that location. -- Robbie Scott Rose wrote:
I don't wish to make the argument that there isn't a problem here, but it merits mention that taking a cab or participating in a community car program are rational alternatives to spending the day using the bus or riding your bicycle to a remote facility. Yes, cabs are expensive, but they are a lot cheaper than owning a car for casual use or-- unless your time is worthless-- burning off hours waiting for a Brigadoonesque bus.
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