tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post1937211919302699758..comments2024-02-20T10:18:14.891-06:00Comments on Carless in OKC: Bus Riding 101 - The Basics, Route 1 and Route 2 Carlessinokchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530291812483241878noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-1938405168487746432014-01-23T13:36:41.212-06:002014-01-23T13:36:41.212-06:00This is awesome! I'm glad we could inspire you...This is awesome! I'm glad we could inspire you to try out transit. It will take a little getting used to, but I think a month of it will definitely let you get the hang of it. Do keep us posted.Carlessinokchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530291812483241878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-3588461235909653922014-01-23T13:35:39.296-06:002014-01-23T13:35:39.296-06:00Yikes! It'd be really nice if there was a map ...Yikes! It'd be really nice if there was a map with all the bus stops that explained what lines they service. I'm trying to work toward putting that together sometime. Right now the maps just have the time points and lists the transfers, but the whole system can be confusing.Carlessinokchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530291812483241878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-32063785909737754282014-01-23T10:13:43.769-06:002014-01-23T10:13:43.769-06:00Ever since moving to the City in 2011, I've to...Ever since moving to the City in 2011, I've toyed with the idea of commuting to work by bus. Y'all have inspired me to seriously give it a go: I've deemed next month Transit Month and I intend to make my weekly commute by bus all through the month of February. I'll keep you posted on my progress! (Route 5 is my commuter route, by the way.)Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274508288476046811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-25903450280248035852014-01-23T09:36:19.994-06:002014-01-23T09:36:19.994-06:00I felt kind of stupid for this but... what took me...I felt kind of stupid for this but... what took me years to figure out (even though I can read a bus map and use public transit abroad just fine) is that I can get on a bus at a transfer point. <br /><br />I have 2 routes that go by my house, route 10 and route 23. Route 23 has a bus stop very close to my house, but I'd have to walk about a mile to get to the stop for bus 10 (the one I'd need). I kept looking at that other stop, and realized it was a transfer point on the bus route map. But still I thought that meant I could only get on bus 10 if I was getting off of bus 23 and vice-versa. You know, if I was transferring. Finally (out of annoyance I think) I called the Transit center and asked. The lady on the phone sounded very annoyed with me and said of COURSE i could get on bus 10 if I was not getting off of bus 23 at that stop, even though that stop is listed on the route map as a transfer (and not a stop). So all this time the stop I needed was right by my house. <br /><br />5 years it took me to figure that out. Five. Slightly embarassing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-9868496490976688562014-01-22T18:10:38.784-06:002014-01-22T18:10:38.784-06:00It's always great to meet another carless pers...It's always great to meet another carless person in OKC. I did notice that there was a defunct web address for a CarlessinOKC from around 2009, and wondered who the creator was.<br /><br />By the way, your poetry on your blog is very good!Carlessinokchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530291812483241878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286844703685834774.post-28030110507807383432014-01-22T17:17:03.466-06:002014-01-22T17:17:03.466-06:00A dear friend of mine used to have a blog, carless...A dear friend of mine used to have a blog, carlessinokc.typepad.com, before he left for the Peace Corps. I'm so, so glad someone has picked up the proverbial torch and brought this issue back to social media. I'm an instructor at OU, but I commute from the city to Norman by bus. My fiance has a car, but I haven't owned a car myself for four years, now, and have learned to work the bus system quite well! Thank you for your blog!!The Imp of the Perversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551886581039890557noreply@blogger.com