Getting to school has never been a challenge for me personally. Throughout my time as a college student at the University of Nevada, Reno, I’ve had the benefit of having my own car to get to and from school. But I wanted to test out something that I wouldn’t normally try, which was figuring out how to get from my house to UNR using the bus system.
Having visited places like Madrid and Chicago made me fall in love with public transit as a way to get around, not only for the liberty of not having to deal with driving but as a way to see and get to know the city. I have used the bus transit here in Reno since I was a kid, but after a while it wasn’t something I did anymore as both my parents and I started transporting ourselves with our own vehicles.
Being a student in higher education and having free access to riding the buses, I decided to try it out again. “Students, faculty and staff have a new, free transportation option,” the RTC Washoe website indicates…