M3.5 Transportation

Growing up and living in San Francisco, public transportation was and still is my main form of transportation. I am very grateful that my city has such a great public transportation system because I can do anywhere in the bay area without a car. Muni and Bart are very accessible, connecting you to anywhere in the city and other bay area communities. I like how they provide two different price points for people with different incomes so lower-income people can afford public transportation. In a non-traditional sense of how it contributes to my health, affordable and accessible public transportation makes my life easier to travel to school, work, grocery stores, and other areas in the city. I don't have to stress out about buying a car, maintaining my car, paying for car insurance, and buying gas, in which they also affect my financial health. In how public transportation affects my physical health, it encourages me to walk more and I get my daily number of steps in. According to the American Public Health Association, public transportation produces 95% less carbon monoxide, 92% fewer volatile organic compounds, and 45% less carbon dioxide compared to private automobiles. SF is very populated, so if everyone drives a car, our air quality will be very poor, harming my community's and my own physical health.