-----Original Message----- From: Frederick Noronha > In places like Saligao, the number of buses on the > Calangute-Saligao-Panjim route have remained static for over 20 years, > or even reduced in number!
RESPONSE: Why do you think that is the case?? -----Original Message----- From: marlon menezes > If you want bad public transportation, come to America! RESPONSE: NY and DC have pretty good public transit systems that stretch into the burbs. Perhaps Boston too! Albeit all public transportation is competing with the Interstate system that cuts through most major US cities. > Toronto (where I once lived) does have pretty good public transportation. > As a foreign student (i.e., no parent's car to borrow), it was pretty much > a necessity. Still, using it was a bitch - specially in the freezing winters. > Waiting for a bus in -20C weather for 20 minutes is not something I recall > with much fondness. RESPONSE: The Red Rocket has improved a fair bit this decade. While the bus frequencies have improved, the temperatures haven't.....;-) - B
