Walking Journal # 5

Many people have to go from place to place, like I said before, I go to school by foot all of the time and sometimes by bike, but I never go to school by car! Looking around my neighborhood, it seems everyone has cars, but they also have bikes, or at least a majority of them do. Every morning when I walk to school there are so many other kids walking alongside. I believe that every student walks or rides a bike to school, but that is just because it is such a big campus. Anyhow, I would love to say that everyone is able to walk to school, but many have to get parking permits because they drive from long distances to go to class. Furthermore, I get around by walking when I am going to the campus or any place close to it, and I drive when I am going to work or the store.

            There are not many obstacles when walking to school aside from buildings being in my way, but there are plenty of obstacles when it comes to driving because there is so much road construction as well as traffic. If I am not walking or driving I am taking the University Bus which is a form of public transportation that takes you in a loop within the campus. However, there is another form of public transportation that takes you to UNR from downtown Reno and so on, and guess what, it’s free! I know plenty of students who take the University Bus; yet, I do not know many who take the Spirit Bus, the one that is free. I feel public transportation is sufficient for this area and helps out a lot of people get to places important, like the hospital, grocery store, and so on. That is my take on transportation within my neighborhood.