Live Close To Where You Work

[Shar]

I work downtown and live on the North Side.  It is exactly 1.2 miles from home to work.  I have not walked to work, I drive, but I also probably only fill my gas tank once every three weeks. 

[northside lurker]

Before the WRTA had to cut their evening and weekend service, ridership had been increasing steadily. (not everyone works from 8-5)  If they could restore full service, I think ridership would increase greatly.

[jay]

That is very encouraging.  Thanks for your observations. 

[northside lurker]

I think a large majority of the people I ride to work with are going to work.  I know some may be YSU students, but most of the regulars appear to be on their way to a job.  I can't be sure, though.  I'm not very talkative in the morning, so I don't really socialize with other riders.

I take a different route home.  On that route, I am friends with a legal secretary who works downtown, a person who works for WYSU, and someone who uses the bus to get to their job at Walmart. (don't know which Walmart)

[jay]

Westsider,

When you ride the bus to work, are there any other riders who either work downtown or are on their way to work somewhere else?

Jay

[jay]

This would be my recommendation of where to move in this era of high fuel prices.

Live within a block or two of South Avenue, Belmont Avenue, South Avenue, Market Street, or Mahoning Avenue.   Each location would afford easy access to shops and businesses on the corridor as well as a bus connection to downtown Youngstown.  In addition, you might be able to walk to many of the businesses on the main street. 

Westsider appears to be living in one of these areas.  You made a good location choice in Youngstown.

[northside lurker]

WRTA already has bus service to these areas, and also has a special Senior Citizen bus or at least had one.

But, the WRTA's continued service isn't guaranteed.

As to carpooling, that is a good idea, but consider this. How many folks doing their grocery shopping can fit into a car along with their groceries?

I shop twice a month on the average, and fill the trunk of the car just for myself, and I'm a single person.

Sorry to sound argumentative, but I'm also single, go grocery shopping only about once a month, (when my mother visits) and I only partially fill the trunk of her Chevy Aveo.  But, I don't buy a lot of the daily necessities like milk, because I can walk to my local grocery store and buy those when I need them. (milk wouldn't last a month anyway)

[Towntalk]

Question: Where would a retired person get the money to buy a home that would be near any of the major shopping areas in Mahoning County? If you were a banker, would you lend a retired person on a fixed income with little collateral the money to buy a home near Boardman or Liberty?

WRTA already has bus service to these areas, and also has a special Senior Citizen bus or at least had one.

As to carpooling, that is a good idea, but consider this. How many folks doing their grocery shopping can fit into a car along with their groceries?

I shop twice a month on the average, and fill the trunk of the car just for myself, and I'm a single person.

[northside lurker]

With the high price of transportation fuels, these should become our priorities.

Live within walking distance of where we work

Live on a mass transpiration route

Carpool with others

If retired, live within walking distance of our shopping areas

I can walk to work, downtown, in about 45-50 minutes.  It's a 5 minute walk to three different bus routes.  And, I can walk to the grocery store in about 10 minutes.

I wonder how many people who work in downtown Youngstown actually live downtown or near the downtown.

I'm not sure there are currently many options for living much closer to downtown.  And, I still think there are no options offered for the professional who wants to live downtown.

[jay]

With the high price of transportation fuels, these should become our priorities.

Live within walking distance of where we work

Live on a mass transpiration route

Carpool with others

If retired, live within walking distance of our shopping areas

I wonder how many people who work in downtown Youngstown actually live downtown or near the downtown.