If I wanted to take the bus to work, my commute of 15 minutes would become 20 minutes of walking to the nearest bus stop, and 2h13m of riding on a bus. I live i

If I wanted to take the bus to work, my commute of 15 minutes would become 20 minutes of walking to the nearest bus stop, and 2h13m of riding on a bus. I live in an suburban area but because there's a state line, the bus line goes to the city center and then back out. We used to live in the city, but we moved when a drug deal gone bad across the street resulted in someone shooting his gun into the air while my daughter was playing in our front garden. Luckily she wasn't hurt, but our options for safe, affordable living conditions are limited to areas traversable by car in the US Midwest.