I appreciate public transit twitter, but IMO there's a massive misunderstanding about how accessible transit is to people who've grown up exclusively within car culture. Biking in a CITY? Terrifying. Fare & schedule logistics? Indecipherable. This is not easy for a lot of people.
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As a member of the class you refer to, I appreciate the call for understanding, but I don't think you're right on the degree of perceived difficulty of transit schedules. It's hard only for those without pocket computers. Instead, I think there are bigger objections.
- I grew up within car culture. - Generally speaking, I find it really, really tough.
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Interesting. What is the challenge for you? Google Maps, Citymapper, etc all have step-by-step navigation & I use it in unfamiliar cities where they speak a foreign language, while jetlagged, without too much difficulty. Finding the right platform is hard sometimes, I'll admit.
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I experience a lot of anxiety about potentially getting on the wrong bus/line... With buses in various cities, figuring out how to pay in advance has been a weirdly omnipresent challenge. Required walks between stations/stops introduces more discomfort/self-doubt. It adds up!
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You can adapt. I grew up in rural Alberta/Saskatchewan and have since lived in NYC, Toronto and Vancouver. It takes some time to adapt but it's totally worth it -- I no longer drive in Toronto because I find it much more stressful overall.
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Yes, but think part of the problem is that every city has their own bespoke system.
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