Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Week Nine
    This article talks about the disadvantages of using public transportation. There are four specific disadvantages in this article about public transportation. The disadvantages are convenience, privacy, space, and routing. All of the points brought up with these four areas are very valid and true, however there are ways to fix all of these supposed disadvantages.
    This source can be used to help show why people are against using public transportation. With the information with this source, points can be brought up to rebuttal them. Even after reading this article, public transportation is still very beneficial and has way more advantages than disadvantages.

APA
Barton, M. (n.d.). The Disadvantages of Public Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2015, from http://www.ehow.com/info_8144174_disadvantages-public-transportation.html

MLA 
Barton, Misty. "The Disadvantages of Public Transportation." EHow. Demand Media, 31 Mar. 2011. Web. 25 Mar. 2015. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8144174_disadvantages-public-transportation.html>.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Week Eight
    This article is about public transportation health benefits. This article goes over several different benefits that public transportation offers. Public transportation lowers emissions that are put into the atmosphere by vehicles. It lowers the amounts of traffic crashes and when there are crashes, they are not as fatal. Public transportation can allow money to be saved. It also increases the physical fitness of those who use it and allows them to get in better shape.
    This article can definitely be of use in my essay because it gives so many great details and examples of the different benefits. The article also includes many different graphs and charts that I can use to help show the data. The statistics and numbers that are included in this article would also be helpful to use in my paper.

APA
Evaluating Public Transportation Health Benefits. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2015, from http://www.vtpi.org/tran_health.pdf

MLA
"Evaluating Public Transportation Health Benefits." Web. 18 Mar. 2015. <http://www.vtpi.org/tran_health.pdf>.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Week Seven
    The first article talks about the benefits that public transportation has. Public transportation reduces congestion on the roads and saves fuels. It also enhances personal opportunities. Public transportation saves the users money and it reduces the carbon footprint. This article also tells what the many types of public transportation are.
    The second article also talks about the benefits of public transportation. Public transportation benefits users because it makes them more active. Public transportation is also more safe than normal vehicles and it reduces stress for the users. Riding public transportation saves money and keeps the air cleaner. Public transportation also give you opportunities that will help you in your future.
    Both of these articles talk about the fact that using public transportation saves money. Money is saved by not having to pay for gas, car repairs, oil, and parking fees. The most important thing that both of these articles talk about is the carbon footprint is lessened because of public transportation. Public transportation has so many benefits.