I went on vacation in Manhattan for a week. I absolutely fell in love with NYC. We did the full experience, we flew in, bought the fare cards, and took the buses and subway everywhere we went. It was a little scary at times with some of the weird folk, but I fell in love with mass transit and the urban environment.

It was great for the one week in NYC, that whenever we needed something we just needed to walk a block or two and it could be obtained.

We went to a Mets game, and when the game let out there was no massive traffic jam. They had a bunch of trains lined up to take you right back, there wasn't even really a line, the subway simply got thousands of people home very efficiently.

Mass transit benefits everyone, even those that don't use it. We need to get serious about mass transit, run it regionally, and fund it.