(He/Him) | Glandale, CA
My name is Kenny Uong. I’m an Urban Studies and Planning student attending Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles. I grew up in a household that relied on public transit to get around. We would take transit to go get groceries in Chinatown, to go to the shopping centers, and mostly around the cities of Glendale, Burbank and Los Angeles. When I was around five, I started collecting maps and timetables on board the buses. By the age of ten, I’ve memorized the entire system by heart. Transit was a huge part of my life growing up and I still continue to use transit to this day.
My decision to continue using transit is primarily because of family influence. We are able to access our necessities and get around the area with public transportation, so why get a car? We really enjoy taking transit because we don’t have to worry about driving. We don’t have to worry about gas prices, insurance, and all the other costs associated with owning a car. Once you know which route goes where as well as the schedules, it’s simple to navigate the transit system. LA Metro’s usual fare is one-dollar-seventy-five per ride but they are currently not collecting fares until January 2022 because of the pandemic. In fact, it would be great if it became a fare-free system!
I have relatives that always say, “We see you get around using public transit a lot and the wait times are probably as long as the commute time. Why not c