[Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

[Joyce Porter]

Keri:  I agree with you and share your concerns.  I know that the lack of
mas transit in this state is one of the reasons people can't find jobs.  I'm
afraid we can't do anything about this but all suggestions are welcome.  I
live in the Huntington area but after 6:15 P. M. I have no access because I
live in eastern Cabell County.

Joyce 
Porter


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Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:52 PM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

greetings fellow listers,

I wanted to address what I believe is the major issue in WV is
transportation. In many areas there is no public transportation what so
ever, or if there is it is unuseable to many for various reasons. For
example. there is a local bus which might as well not exist in Mercer
county. It only covers a few places in Bluefield, Princeton, and a stop in
Athens. It offers medical services to anyone in the area but apparently I
live only ten minutes away from Athens and they don't drive that far... So
there services are completely useless to me. I as a blind person have to
plan ahead and try to find someone to drive me where ever I go. Sure there
is a cab company in Princeton, but I live about 20 minutes to a half hour
from princeton about 10 to 15 miles. Who can aford a few dollars per mile
when they need to go somewhere. What I've seen is that Huntington is the
most accessable town in the state. This is very sad because many of us are
not only moving away from WV because our particular field is hard to come by
for jobs here, but that the transportation is so lacking and almost
impossible to work with. 
I'm still going to be stuck in WV for a while to come, and although I love
WV I also hate it. I hate it because I can't go catch a bus or a cheap cab
to just go somewhere on the spur of the moment if I choose. I have to
constantly plan and always drag someone along with me. This makes
adventuring and exploring diffucult. 

When traveling to other states and seeing what they have to offer not just
to disabled but to everyone, and how it makes a difference in every day life
it makes me realize just how downhill and behind our home state has become.
I hate huge cities very much because of crowds and such, but I love them for
their accessableity. Not everyone has friends or family to drive them. I
can't even go out and get a job for myself because I have no transportation
to get there. Here is the question I pose. How is someone supposed to get
out there and try to work/go to school/be a part of the community with no
way?

Also, what can we do to solve this issue?

I'm interested to read responses to this email. :)

keri

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