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One Thing Millennials Aren't Killing? Public Transportation

Urban living, concern for the environment and a lack of romanticism about cars are some of the reasons why many are trying to save it.
Public transportation is one thing many millennials, and their younger counterparts in Gen Z, are trying to save.

Advocates for public transportation often promote practical advantages: affordability, accessibility, environmental friendliness, reduced traffic jams.

But Michelle Santa Maria, 24, likes it for a different reason.

"I just I feel like it's so cute," she says.

It's "cute" when when bus drivers greet her in the morning, or when she makes eye contact with a fellow passenger to see who will press the button to signal their stop, she says. It's clear that public transit means more to Santa Maria than just a way to get from Point A to Point B.

She's just one, the number of people under 30 with driver's licenses has been steadily declining.

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