Comments on: Photo Call: Families on Transit Where You Live

By: Kylah Hynes

Kylah Hynes — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:44:04 +0000

We just added an album of family’s on transit on APTA’s Public Transportation Takes Us There Facebook fan page.
On a side note, I keep forgetting my camera when I take my 10month old on transit. I love when he falls asleep in the comfort of Metro…

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:43:43 +0000

I travel with my four year old and my two year old on Metro (in DC) on the weekends all of the time. They love it and the hassles are few–especially now that we don’t need to take a stroller. My older daughter can walk to the station and I use a backpack for my younger one. Another benefit of taking kids on transit is that you probably have to walk to get there or to get where you are going on the other end, and unless the walk is excessively long your kids wll learn that walking places is part of how we travel and will get exercise along the way. My four year old goes on 10 to 15 minute walks to the metro, grocery store, etc and does not complain because that’s just the way we get around.

By: Joseph E

Joseph E — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:57:29 +0000

My 2 year old kid loves the bus. He likes riding our bike, and often brings me his helmet to ask to go outside for a ride, but even when we are on the bike he always shouts “bus” whenever he sees one. When we are walking he will sit down on bus benches and will want to wait for the bus.

He hates being strapped into his carseat. Once settled in he usually does fine, but he never wants to walk out to the garage to get in the car. I appreciate that transit is free for him, and with 1/2 price monthly passes I think transit is a great option for families with older kids or teenagers. Of course, a bike is cheaper.

By: Mason Hicks

Mason Hicks — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:27:14 +0000

I recently moved my family from from the Atlanta area to Paris. I sold both our family cars just prior to leaving in October, and I haven’t sat in one since. My girls love the METRO system. My six year old daughter’s favorite is Line 14, also referred to as “the Meteor”. This train is fully automated, so the front and back of the trains are part of the passenger area. She loves to stand in the very front of the train and pretend to be the driver. pushing imaginary buttons on the hand bar n front of her to pretend that she is opening and closing the doors and starting and stopping the train. Real fun…

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:49 +0000

Transit might be fun for the kid, but i think the issue is that it’s less fun for the adult.

MTA service is free for those 44 inches and under. Not sure exactly what that equates to in age, but i think it’s somewhere around 3 years old. What if service was free for kids under the age of 9? If the MTA is charging kids over the age of 3, this means a family of 4 will pay $18 for a round trip on the subway. At this point, isn’t the rational choice for most tired, working parents to drive to their destination?

Interesting post. I didn’t catch the last one, so excuse me if i’m repeating some of the sentiments from before.