I'm going to be honest with you and tell you I'm not really sure how to come about this blog with either ethos or logos or analogies so you get what you get and you don't get upset.
If you Google Metro-North Fares and Tolls, you will come up with a page of all the different fare to go to the place you want to go, whether it's somewhere in Connecticut or in New York. Personally I have only taken the train to Stamford and once to Noroton Heights. To Stamford from South Norwalk I paid $3.25; which is ironic because on the website it says $2.50 but we'll just ignore that. Stamford is 4 exits away on the highway and I would think about 3 or 4 stops on the train. Going to Noroton Heights is 2 exits and maybe 2 or 3 train stops. So what's with $3.25/2.50? My brother who takes the train very often (since he's 22 and still doesn't have car) he thinks it rather outrageous for him to pay $2.50 everyday. So I ask him, what would you prefer? $2.50 everyday or paying for gas? He wasn't sure what to answer. If you take the train for a week, round trip, it's $17.25 as said on the website. About $20 dollars which would be the same as putting gas in your car. With the train you have delays and with a car you have traffic. Sometimes the train is on time and sometimes the traffic is moving, sometimes the trains need to be fix so they can be out for a few days and sometimes you car may stop working so too the shop it goes. So if you truly think about, taking the train every week and putting gas in your car every week is somewhat the same.
Taking the bus from Stamford to Norwalk is $1.25. Maybe it takes a little while longer and it does go along a more local route but more or less the train station in Stamford and where the bus drops you off in front of the mall is 2 block away. The bus also stops at other stops in Stamford along its route while the train does not. Maybe you have to add in that the train is larger than the bus, but in sense of seats they're about the same. The bus is more local than the train and stops more so why wouldn't it cost more if it gets you closer to many more things? To pay $1.25 for the bus which can honestly take you to more places in Darien, get you closer to shops and your house or places you want to go is more cost effective and more helpful, so should the prices of the train and buses be switched?
From a person who would refuse to take the bus, unlike my brother he know the ins and out of the buses and the trains since these are sometimes his commutes. Wouldn't it be best if he was to just save up for a car which would be easier in the long run. But from someone who might not know anything about it, like maybe you.. what would you choose?
I really didnt know how to write this to be honest, so sorry if it sucks or i ramble or its boring. I tried to use analogies because their isnt a lot of hard evidence on train prices or article with witnesses so hopefully its on the border line of okay.
ReplyDeleteNakijah, this is good! I can continue to hear your voice in all of your blog posts. Apart from a few grammatical and punctuation errors, there isn't too much to fix in this blog, except, however, I don't think this issue really affects you very much as you don't have to take the train everyday to and from school for example, like 50% of CGS students do and as you said, you haven't taken the train to local places very much. Why not include some statistics like how many people on average commute via Metro North, or how much different monthly passes cost.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sophia. I hear your voice; and you do an amazing job giving a voice and powerful tone to your writing. You should add an experience that your brother has, since he takes the train more so than you do. If not, like Sophia said, talk about CGS students; include some kind of survey or some kind of data to show that you have authority over your topic that ties into the hard evidence on train prices. Other than that I love your blogs.
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