Day #25 of the Endless Gratitude Challenge

[shadowkat]

Day #25 of 60 Day of Gratitude Meme.

The prompt is What about your city, town or area are you most grateful for?

The Mass Transportation System - the intricate interlocking system of subways, trains, buses and ferries that make it possible for me to go anywhere I desire without a car. I've not had to drive in over 20 years, and I feel liberated. I can go anywhere in my city, and travel to places out on Long Island, outside of New York, upstate, without a car.

So many New Yorker's take it for granted, but without it - there would be gridlock 24/7, and you can get places quickly and efficiently. I've read on the subway, written on the subway, listened to music and books on the subway, and watched musical acts.

New York City wouldn't be New York without the subway.

Comments

[atpo_onm]

That it's just about the right size, not too big or too small-- you have many of the social amenities, business and cultural life that you get in a larger town, but without the inevitable effects of high density population.

A bonus for me is that it's a colonial-age city, with interesting architecture and other characteristics that go with that age. Also a nice mix of urban and rural-- if the mood strikes me, I only need drive a few miles and I'm in the country, with the river hills, the farms, the forests, etc.