Suburbia
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8/5/2009
Plantation is a city just west of Ft. Lauderdale. Mass transit does not work here because not enough people use it. Waiting for buses in 90 degree heat and storms makes it unpleasant. Only the desperate use the buses. There is a train that runs north to west but it is in the far east. The western communities have only busses. Plantation is trying to encourage bus use in their business district by providing free rides on their "tram" (small cute bus made to look like a streetcar) but I've never seen more than one or two people on board. Everything is spread out here in south Florida and it would be difficult to live without a car. Traffic also is a major headache.
Dawn | Plantation, FL