I have lived most of my adult life without a car, and I have lived and worked in Boston, Chicago, Singapore, Chengdu, and Philly, using public transportation as my primary means of transport (aside from feet). I have also taken public transportation in Indianapolis, Louisville, Buffalo, NYC, DC, San Francisco, Atlanta, London, Paris, Seoul, Rome, Venice, many cities in China, and several cities in Japan and Thailand, and probably a dozen places I can’t recall. Although I have occasionally been frightened by odd people or wild driving, I only remember seeing feces once (Philly). I have had wonderful, memorable experiences, meeting all sorts of people whom I never would have had the pleasure to meet otherwise.
Now can we get back on topic? Or is there a connection between public transportation and public education that I am missing?