Public transportation is one of the best ways for reducing CO2 emissions. Whenever I'm needing to get somewhere, first I think if I am able to take an AC Transit bus, Bart, or even carpool with someone else. It's cheap and the best way to travel without increasing your carbon footprint. In order to improve this system, maybe the government can find a way to make it accessible in even more locations locally, and easier for those who do not have money with them to pay for it.

I agree and I try to take public transport as much as possible so I don't have to ask my parents just to drive me considering I'm not yet driving myself. When I will be driving by myself I will try to drive my friends when we're going somewhere so we don't have to go separate to the location but by one car.

I agree with you, Savannah, but is public transportation truly the best way to travel? According to mother nature network, a single bus from 2006 at 50% capacity (for passengers,) produces 892 grams per kilometer (g/pk) of CO2, opposed to 0 g/pk for cyclists. This means that even though you can reduce CO2 emissions through public transportation, the only way to truly make transportation emissions sustainable would be to walk or bike. According to totalwomenscycling, for every kilometer cycled by one person, only 33 grams of CO2 are released (accounting for maintenance and operation energy). This is a level of CO2 that is sustainable to the earth, and significantly better than public transportation. Additionally, biking is good for your body, so it benefits both the environment and your health. These reasons lead me to believe that biking, rather than public transportation, is the best method of transportation.

Sources:
https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportatio n/stories/12-reasons-to-start-using-a-bicycle-for-transportation

https://totalwomenscycling.com/news/hap … s-bicycles

I use public transportation all the time as well. But of course, it's not always the most effective way of getting around. Public transportation in the Bay Area goes most places but some places it's just more convenient to use a car. I think if we added more bart/AC transit routes it would decrease the CO2 emissions even more because it would be more accessible.

I agree with you. Use as more public transportation is a good way for reducing CO2 emissions, but maybe is not the best way of getting around. For use the public transportation in the Dublin and Oakland, it only effective of going few place but most places it's better to use car. As use car will increase CO2 footprint, we can choose take an carpool or bike if it's possible. If we added more bart routes will perfectly solve most of the problems and decrease the CO2 emissions.

I also agree with you. Public transportation is a great way to reduce a community's carbon footprint. I think that our community as well as communities  across the globe should invest in more sustainable infrastructure, and this starts with creating more convenient and efficient public transportation, like the intercontinental train system in Europe.

I agree as well, having city governments invest revenue to public transportation will only be beneficial. The more people take public transportation, the less CO2 is emitted from their individual cars. As cars are on of the biggest CO2 emitters, this leads to a better environment and better public health. I do agree that public transportation may not be the most efficeint way of getting around, but if time is a factor, one could take bart, bike, or even carpool to reduce the amount of CO2 in the environment. A new train system may be out of reach, but I think even something as small as an upgrade to bart would have a great impart on the Bay Area.

I think we should bike or use buses in a city instead of driving around. It would reduce traffic and CO2 pollution

Or we could put shops and things together so you don't need to DRIVE  600 MILES FOR A DARN SAUSAGE!
If shops and houses were closer to each other then less driving will occur and that means less co2 will be createdd

Public transport is a great idea and more people should consider using the city bus, carpool with other people or riding a bike. All these decrease CO2 emissions and would be better than always using a car.

This is one of the great things about schools supplying an Orca card, we don't need to get driven around everywhere separately when we can just hop on the bus free of charge.

I use public transportation a lot and we get fee fare by being students in the city public school system. I know there is also reduced fare for kids and seniors.