A Growing Need for Public Transit in the Northeast

Public Transportation is becoming more of a necessity in New England's northern states particularly for the elderly. New Hampshire has already begun looking into boosting their public transit as a rising number of individuals are unable to seek nonemergency medical attention or find ways to the supermarket because of their inability to drive. Although New Hampshire has spent significantly less on public transit per person in state funds, having only spent 17 cents per person in 2005 compared to Vermont's $10.06 and Maine's $1.18, Vermont and Maine - New Hampshire's northern neighbors - also share the concern over the lack of public transit especially in rural areas. [Sources: Sea Coast & Nashua Telegraph]