What method of transportation do you use the most?
Friday, March 28
“The metro. And it’s a question worth asking now. All methods of transportation have gotten very expensive. Metro was the cheapest, but our government did their best to make it inaccessible also. You need somewhere around two lari each day just to go to the office and come home. It’s unbearable.”
Iveri, driver, 53
“All of my wages go to our family’s transportation expenses. It’s very hard for us. There aren’t any alternatives, as even the metro has become expensive. I get to my office by marshrutka, but it drives me crazy—they go about as fast as caterpillars.”
Nia, student, 18
“I go in my own car, but that’s a real luxury in Tbilisi these days. The price of petrol is very high, and the streets are congested too. I often leave my car at home and go by bus or marshrutkas. It’s a contradiction, but Tbilisi is a city of contradictions.”
Data, sociologist, 37
“I have a car, so I very rarely use the metro, but because of the terrible traffic in this city, I park my car and go by metro, so anyway I think the metro is quite comfortable.”
Keti, economist 27
“I was using marshrutkas and buses and it was quite uncomfortable. But after I found out that City Hall rebuilt all the metro stations and changed the trains, I started taking those. It’s the same price, cleaner and cooler in the summer.”
Levani, student 19
“I always prefer the metro. It costs the same as a marshrutka, and it’s quicker and safer.”
Natela, pensioner 73
“I have a car and use it every day.”
Ucha, musician, 28
“I generally get around in my car, but it’s so old that it’s mostly just for repairing.”
Tako, teacher, 32
“My university and friends are close to my home, so I walk.”
Elene, student, 19
Iveri, driver, 53
“All of my wages go to our family’s transportation expenses. It’s very hard for us. There aren’t any alternatives, as even the metro has become expensive. I get to my office by marshrutka, but it drives me crazy—they go about as fast as caterpillars.”
Nia, student, 18
“I go in my own car, but that’s a real luxury in Tbilisi these days. The price of petrol is very high, and the streets are congested too. I often leave my car at home and go by bus or marshrutkas. It’s a contradiction, but Tbilisi is a city of contradictions.”
Data, sociologist, 37
“I have a car, so I very rarely use the metro, but because of the terrible traffic in this city, I park my car and go by metro, so anyway I think the metro is quite comfortable.”
Keti, economist 27
“I was using marshrutkas and buses and it was quite uncomfortable. But after I found out that City Hall rebuilt all the metro stations and changed the trains, I started taking those. It’s the same price, cleaner and cooler in the summer.”
Levani, student 19
“I always prefer the metro. It costs the same as a marshrutka, and it’s quicker and safer.”
Natela, pensioner 73
“I have a car and use it every day.”
Ucha, musician, 28
“I generally get around in my car, but it’s so old that it’s mostly just for repairing.”
Tako, teacher, 32
“My university and friends are close to my home, so I walk.”
Elene, student, 19