PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

PHOTOESSAY

by Juan Pablo Chiquiza

When one compares the ratio of private to public vehicles on the road, one can understand the lack of interest our community has in improving the existing system.

Handicapped people can find help in the equipment and employees of the public transportation system.

By rethinking the old train system, we could begin again to connect the big cities with the smaller.

Construction projects begin; meanwhile the community debates the value of repairing the old monorail, one of the urban monuments Seattleites have come to identify with.

At rush hour, we finally see more activity on the busses.

Little mechanic shops downtown solve problems for those who still own their own cars.

Massive parking garages cater to high demands.

Juan Pablo Chiquiza was born in Colombia and studied journalism there. He worked at Mas! newspaper in El Salvador before moving to France to continue his studies. He recently moved to Seattle and is eager to resume his career in the United States.