Finding Community on a Bus

I read a news article a while back about a popular bus route in the city of Seattle. Passengers, the article said, enjoy the mix of nationalities and languages and the diversity of those riding with them on that particular bus.

We encourage the use of mass transit, of getting people out of their cars, by appeals to environmentalism and the greater good. How would the appeal of community play?

The car is the ultimate expression of our individuality. In the process, we’ve lost much of our togetherness. As home foreclosures, job layoffs, and a generally depressed economy cut into our resources to buy the latest automobile, perhaps the local bus may become a symbol of finding community again.