I don't think people in the Northeast realize how bad the transit is outside the Northeast. Like let's say you live in Cincinnati and want to visit a friend in Louisville. These 2 cities are about 90 miles apart as the crow flys. Your only options are to drive, take one of 3 daily busses from Greyhound and Baron busses, or fly.
In comparison, if you wanted to get from Baltimore to Philadelphia which are about the same distance, you get 17 daily busses from Flixbus, Megabus, Greyhound, and Peterpan Busses as well as 36 amtraks
I do realize how bad the transit is in the Northern parts of the Northeast like the Adirondacks, and most of New England. I was just saying that the Megalopolis has better transit than most areas of the US. I obviously think that places like Burlington, Portland Maine, Providence, RI, Hartford, CN, and Manchester, NH need mass transit like streetcars or lightrail. Also I consider the Mid-Atlantic to be part of the Northeast so DC, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
