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

Sun Jun 24 13:46:02 UTC 2012

Hi,

My name is Anita, and I enjoy this list because it helps me feel I am still 
a part of West Virginia, even though I now live in Maryland. I agree that 
one must move to acquire necessary transportation and employment, and this 
is why I now live in Maryland. I would love to live back in WV, but for me 
to do so, employment would need to be available in a large city. The one 
lady mentioned not being able to afford to move. I can understand being poor 
as I was on SSI in WV back when I was a kid and a younger adult. If you save 
a little money, say around $500 or so, you may be able to move into a 
low-income apartment in a city. They have places for people who are disabled 
or elderly. Also, should you wish to attend college, if you reside on a 
campus, you will have access to transportation as well. Just some 
suggestions should you not be aware of them. I do agree transportation is 
hard to come by when you live in the country, which is too bad since it is 
generally cheaper to live out in the country and since I like it. But, I 
need to be where I don't have to rely on others to take me to the store or 
to take me out when I just want to go on the spur of the moment. Have a 
great day. Anita

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joyce Porter
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:12 AM
To: 'NFB of West Virginia Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

I agree, Charlene.  We need to live where we can get places.  That's why I
have always tried to live in a metropolitan area.  I hate having to be
dependent on friends and family.

Joyce

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of charlene smyth
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 8:20 PM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] transportation a major issue in West Virginia

Keri,

I feel that West Virginia definitely needs transportation to get in and out
of the state, to other parts of the state, and in some areas.  Unfortunately
when you are blind and live in West Virginia, you pretty much have to move
to an area that has good transportation such as Morgantown, Fairmont,
Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Charleston, Huntington, and possibly a few other
places.  I live in Clarksburg and work in Bridgeport and we have a county
bus, two taxies, and a Grayline out of Morgantown that comes through here
with stops in Fairmont, Morgantown, and two stops in Pittsburgh at the bus
station and the airport.  I know it shouldn't have to be this way, but the
reality is that blind people need to make up their minds to move to an area
with transportation instead of staying stuck in an area where they are so
dependent on others and more often than not do without what they need or
want.

Charlene

----- Original Message -----
From: "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 10:52 PM
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 partic
> ular 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
>
> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want
> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
> speak my heart."
> --Robert Sexton
>
> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart
> somewhere to receive it."
> --Ivan Panin
>
> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put
> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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