It's painfully obvious that the people charged with making changes to the transit system in Baltimore do not depend on it as their means of transportation. As someone who does, I cannot fathom the changes proposed for two of the city's busiest bus lines — the 3 and 8 ("Missing links in BaltimoreLink bus plan," Sept. 30).
These lines service communities where many do not own vehicles and are therefore dependent on public transportation to survive. Buses provide the means by which many people get to and from work and school, access grocery stores, pharmacies and laundromats, as well as get to church and myriad other activities.
Before seemingly arbitrary changes are made to services on which so many depend, the Maryland Transit Administration and both the city and state should more carefully investigate the impact of those changes. In all honesty, those who are not dependent on public transportation shouldn't be involved in its design or its modifications; their lives will remain unaffected and the resultant impact of their choices and actions will not interfere with their own lives.
Far too many of us will not escape the penalties of their indifference and that's completely unacceptable.
Stephen Cavaselis