text: A great alternative to owning a car is public transportation.  In Source four it explains, "They organize their summer jobs and social life around where they can walk or take public transportation or car-pool with friends."  By uses others means of tranportation, it makes it very convenient for kids to meet up with their friends for a while, and still get to where they need to go.  Also, public transportation is much cheaper than buying a car and gas for it, and it helps reduce the number of cars on the road.  In Source two, it tells us that "Public transit was free of charge for Friday to Monday."  By taking the bus that the government provided people received free transportation, allowing them to not have to worry about parking, gas prices, or potential accidents.  They could travel wherever they needed to go on a very convinient mode of transportation for no cost to them.  Public transportation, or car-pooling, is an amazing way to lower the number of cars on the road, while still providing people with a way to be driven to the destination they need to get to.