The Metro hate has been soooooo overrated and annoying
I moved here recently and have been using the Metro to get to work from Melrose area to downtown (I don't have a license so I don't drive.) but I genuinely don't get all the hate it gets. Maybe it's because I'm from NYC but people out here have been so dramatic about the trains being unsafe and scary. Are there homeless people sometimes? Yea. Sure. But I think public transportation in general anywhere has it's characters. I'd argue West 4th street in Manhattan was worse.
I understand there was a time after the pandemic that the stations did get dangerous and worse but that happened everywhere. The more people take it the safer it is. They actually mop the stations and the metro volunteers are usually very kind and helpful. Idk just tired of people calling it "the homeless express" or the look of shock when I tell them I take the train. How long do you think it will take until the masses accept it as an acceptable method of transportation?
I LOVE THE TRAIN!