Re “Stubborn transit delusions” (March 22): The U-T’s editorial board and letter writers who argue against support for transit have not considered the needs of the San Diego citizens who do not drive. In her book “When Driving is Not an Option,” Anna Zivart documented that up to 30% of Americans cannot drive because of disability, age, suspended license, or lack of income to purchase and maintain a car. Without transit, they would be denied access to employment, education, medical and recreational opportunities. Indeed, Martin Luther King Jr. called transit “a genuine civil rights issue.” Our underfunded transit system makes life difficult enough for those who must depend upon it. To abandon it would be a disaster.
— Margaret Gelb, Linda Vista