Everything I Needed To Know Everything I Needed To Know About Public Transportation I About Public Transportation I

Learned In RouteLearned In Route

Donna Balaski, DMD

Department of

Social Services

Tools You Will Need To Use Public Tools You Will Need To Use Public Transportation EfficientlyTransportation Efficiently

COMPUTERCOMPUTER

TIMETIME

CALENDARCALENDAR

PATIENCE PATIENCE

Tools You Need to Use Public Tools You Need to Use Public Transportation EfficientlyTransportation Efficiently

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Learn about available Bus, Taxi Learn about available Bus, Taxi and Train servicesand Train servicesAccess the Internet to look at Access the Internet to look at

different routes different routes

Tool Number TwoTool Number Two

TimeTimePlan and organize routes with Plan and organize routes with

connectionsconnections

Available shelter while waiting for Available shelter while waiting for connectionsconnections

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CalendarCalendar

Routes change with holidays, weekends Routes change with holidays, weekends and seasonsand seasonsSometimes routes change during Sometimes routes change during ““rush rush hourshours”” or evening hours when use or evening hours when use increases or decreasesincreases or decreases

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PatiencePatience

You will need to make contingency plans You will need to make contingency plans for those times when things just donfor those times when things just don’’t go t go as plannedas planned

You will need to adjust to everyone You will need to adjust to everyone elseelse’’s schedule, plan, plan and more s schedule, plan, plan and more planning requiredplanning required

Most ImportantlyMost Importantly

PurchasePurchase PassesPasses

Tickets Tickets

Money (Money (Exact change Exact change only please!only please!))

Transfers Transfers

Before You Begin To Look For A Job Before You Begin To Look For A Job

1.1. Learn your options for getting to local Learn your options for getting to local areas and other cities where you want to areas and other cities where you want to workwork

2.2. Try different routes to see what is a Try different routes to see what is a reasonable optionreasonable option

3.3. Make sure the type of transportation you Make sure the type of transportation you use is not cost prohibitiveuse is not cost prohibitive

If You Use Public Transportation If You Use Public Transportation For Work Or Other Events For Work Or Other Events

Be like the Postman Be like the Postman --Plan for the WeatherPlan for the Weather

““Neither rain nor snow Neither rain nor snow nor sleet or slush nor nor sleet or slush nor heat of summer will heat of summer will keep the postal carrier keep the postal carrier from the appointed from the appointed roundsrounds…”…”

““Be PreparedBe Prepared”” Carry Contingency ItemsCarry Contingency Items

Contingency Weather Items Contingency Weather Items Mittens, scarf, hats and Mittens, scarf, hats and pocket warmers for cold, pocket warmers for cold, windy dayswindy daysUmbrella and poncho when Umbrella and poncho when ““lightlight”” showers are showers are predicted (weather predicted (weather forecasters sometimes are forecasters sometimes are a little off on the timing but a little off on the timing but they do a great job!)they do a great job!)Towel and water bottle for Towel and water bottle for those hot, humid daysthose hot, humid days

Really Important Stuff To Know Really Important Stuff To Know That No One Ever Told Me That No One Ever Told Me

The right The right ““DooDoo””:: How will How will your hair look after waiting your hair look after waiting outside during humid or outside during humid or rainy days?rainy days?

Make Up:Make Up: Will you look Will you look fresh after waiting in the fresh after waiting in the rain?rain?

Clothing: Clothing: Color or texture Color or texture of your clothing should be of your clothing should be based on the weatherbased on the weather

Footgear: Footgear: The right foot The right foot gear for traveling and the gear for traveling and the right shoe for workright shoe for work

Really Important Stuff To Know Really Important Stuff To Know That No One Ever Told MeThat No One Ever Told Me

Jewelry:Jewelry: Be safe! DonBe safe! Don’’t t impress impress –– no no blingbling blingbling!!!!

If you use currency during If you use currency during your travel, only keep the your travel, only keep the amount you need in your amount you need in your pocket (keep your wallet safe pocket (keep your wallet safe and hidden)and hidden)

Really Important Stuff To Know Really Important Stuff To Know That No One Ever Told MeThat No One Ever Told Me……..

A package of hand wipes to clean your A package of hand wipes to clean your hands hands –– there are a lot of germs lurking there are a lot of germs lurking around the cold and flu season (and the around the cold and flu season (and the rest of the year too!)rest of the year too!)TissuesTissuesFinallyFinally……..

Clothes: Keep a change of clothes at work Clothes: Keep a change of clothes at work for unexpected events when you look like for unexpected events when you look like something the cat dragged in!something the cat dragged in!

Safety Items Safety Items Cell phone for emergenciesCell phone for emergenciesFlashlight in case your wait in an area without Flashlight in case your wait in an area without lighting or travel after darklighting or travel after darkPepper Spray Pepper Spray –– be aware of your surroundingsbe aware of your surroundingsWater bottle Water bottle –– during hot daysduring hot daysLimit what you carry Limit what you carry –– useuse

travel sized items, heavy items travel sized items, heavy items can lead to serious shoulder can lead to serious shoulder problemsproblems

Breath Mints! Breath Mints! You never know where you will meet your You never know where you will meet your

““Sweet Sweet BabooBaboo!!””