Your a city bus mechanic. You're employed by the government. LOL! I bet you heard some great lectures of how the utopia of city travel will be.

The article clearly states that it a cost factor. Seattle is located on the FUJUSHIMA/PACIFIC. It's location to geological events (earthquakes) has recently been in the news.
https://www.google.com.au/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=seattle+disaster+recovery+framework&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=4I4eWdroJfDDXvPRgLgF#channel=fs&q=seattle+disaster+predictions

Now imagine you can't get away because you could not AFFORD private transport. This effects millinals in 50 major cities.
Let's say a stray 1-20 nukes comes AMERICAN bound. Where will those without transport go?
Oh wait,..... isn't HANFORD NUCLEAR POWER PLANT THERE???? Hell they got TWO nuclear disaster active right now.... and you want no private transport!
Son if your education makes you think this way, you are not educated,.. you are indoctrinated. AMAZING!!!!