I submitted this piece to my local public radio station KQED several months ago and assumed they had decided not to use it. Then, lo and behold, I got an email inviting me to tape it. Even though, as a news person, I wondered if it needed a more timely hook, I decided that Anastasios Adamopoulos and the people who get us where we need to go every day still deserve their props.
I grew up in a household that didn’t own a car. When we weren’t walking the hills of Pittsburgh, or taking jitneys, or getting rides from friends, we relied on the buses and streetcars that traversed the city. So when I became “Car-Free Elaine” as my friend and transportation maven Carolyn Helmke anointed me, it took me back to my formative years. Back in those days, I don’t think I gave a lot of thought to the drivers, so this appreciation is long overdue.
https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/201601144990/elaine-ray-bus-drivers-are-saints
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