Pretenders frontwoman supports Ohio public transport
Chrissie Hynde rides a bus for the cause
The frontwoman Chrissie Hynde road a bus yesterday (February 18) in her hometown of Akron, Ohio to show support for public transport in the city.
Hynde joined several others on the bus ride to support a city bus tax that would fund public transport and keep in place a curb-to-curb service that helps the disabled and the elderly.
"If you feel you have to have a car, you feel trapped," Hynde told the Associated Press, adding that public transport is "what makes a city."
People who rely on cars "forget what it is to walk and enjoy the city," she said.
Metro Regional Transport Authority is seeking a 0.25 percent sales tax increase on a March 4 ballot vote in Akron to support its operations.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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Hynde joined several others on the bus ride to support a city bus tax that would fund public transport and keep in place a curb-to-curb service that helps the disabled and the elderly.
"If you feel you have to have a car, you feel trapped," Hynde told the Associated Press, adding that public transport is "what makes a city."
People who rely on cars "forget what it is to walk and enjoy the city," she said.
Metro Regional Transport Authority is seeking a 0.25 percent sales tax increase on a March 4 ballot vote in Akron to support its operations.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.
The Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 are coming soon -- and it's time to have your say. Vote now by heading to NME.COM/awardsvote and you could win VIP tickets to the ceremony, which takes place in London on February 28.
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