The bus system works as a last resort for those who cannot afford a car. Few seem to care about the great benefits of functional public transit. They want to build downtown-airport connector for the light rail in downtown but it's not enough to fix the overall problem. The Main St and Riverfront Loop Trolley lines are excellent (4 stars) while the Madison line ends at midtown where it would actually be useful. That's it, the rail is super limited and the bus is poorly implemented to say the least. read more

Since Memphis is the 'town that time forgot' I suppose i should not have been surprised by my experience riding out to FLASH ACK on Central Ave in Memphis. (The trip to the MIFA store was slightly less frightening.....). Apparently segregation still exists, but on a reverse basis, because when I got on this bus (#2) to get back to downtown Memphis (3rd and Adams)NO ONE and I mean NO ONE even made any kind of move to give me a seat,until finally a youngish male got up! What a pain. And the looks from the other passengers as I sat down would have made anyone else 'uncomfortable' but I was more amazed and amused than........People need an attitude adjustment if they dont realize the need for public transportation is the only way to go-and while the driver at least wished me a good day, she had no idea where "landis" was-which is the actual stop for the Vintage Dept store (Flashback). I'm not easily intimidated but I was really annoyed! For shame! read more