Comparing

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Comparing Transportation Modes
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Comparing Transportation Modes
Traveling by public transit is an exercise in
time space geography. In order to travel
from Point A to Point B, one must begin at a
particular place and time.
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Comparing Transportation Modes
Traveling by public transit is an exercise in
time space geography. In order to travel
from Point A to Point B, one must begin at a
particular place and time.
Waiting one block away from a transit stop, or
arriving one minute after the bus has passed can
lead to great frustration ?.
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Comparing Transportation Modes
Traveling by public transit is an exercise in
time space geography. In order to travel
from Point A to Point B, one must begin at a
particular place and time.
Waiting one block away from a transit stop, or
arriving one minute after the bus has passed can
lead to great frustration ?.
The key is to know where and when to access the
system ?.
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• Access the Valley Metro website at
  http//www.ValleyMetro.org. Click on System
  Map under Getting Started, then System Map in
  PDF format to view a map of the Valley Metro bus
  system. What bus number follows Southern Avenue?
  
• Click on Bus Routes, then scroll down to access
  a map and schedule for Southern Avenue. Lets
  take a trip to Superstition Springs Center. If
  we leave MCC at the beginning of class, what time
  will we arrive?
• Now lets plan a trip from your home to MCC so
  that you will arrive on time for this class.
  Click on Trip Planner, then enter your home
  address as the origin and the MCC address (1833
  W. Southern Avenue) as the destination. If a bus
  does not pass within a mile of your home, enter
  the nearest crossroads where a bus passes (use
  the map as reference).
• a. What time would you need to leave your home
  to arrive in time for this class?
• b. What bus numbers would you take?
• c. Could you take the trip on Saturday?
  Sunday?
• d. How many miles is it one-way from your home
  to MCC (to the nearest mile)?

Familiarizing students with the transit system
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• Complete the table below, comparing your
  commute-to-school costs associated with various
  modes of travel.

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Steve Bass bass_at_mail.mc.maricopa.edu