Getting Around

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:24 am

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Navigating any American city for the first time can be scary and intimidating, even for native born Americans. Lincoln, Neb., a city of 258,379, is no different.

The best way to get around Lincoln is by car. That will require access to a car, registering an owned car, a driver’s license, and auto insurance.

For its size, Lincoln has limited options for those who don’t have access to a car: taxi/car service, carpooling or city bus. Those traveling to locations beyond Lincoln will likely take a bus, train or airplane.

BUYING A CAR

There are two options when buying a car: New or used, and both require some work. read more

DRIVER’S LICENSE/CAR REGISTRATION

Getting a driver’s license and registering a car is a necessary process that most people dislike. read more

LINCOLN STREETS

Not all cities are the same, but roads in Lincoln are primarily laid out in a grid pattern. read more


Transportation

Even from the air, I recognized the U.S.

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By Gert Jan van Hardeveld It’s probably been 10 years since I first wanted to travel to the United States. My parents would never agree to this. They wanted to stay nearer our home country — Holland — or travel to more tropical areas. Despite the fact that I saw some beautiful areas of the … Read More

February 6, 2012 at 4:49 pm

My journey: Bosnia to Germany to U.S.

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By Irina Sulejmanović I do not remember packing our belongings and being rustled into a car. I do not remember saying goodbye to my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. I do not remember the fear in my parents as we fled our country. At age 3, I was oblivious to the fact that many people … Read More

February 6, 2012 at 11:50 am

Bus system reaches out to Lincoln’s refugees

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By Bethany Trueblood When Moe Free and his family first arrived in the United States, they had no car. Originally from Burma, Free was familiar with public transportation, having traveled on “beautiful buses” in Thailand. Still, getting around in a new place – they lived first in North Carolina – wasn’t easy. Three years ago, … Read More

December 16, 2011 at 1:08 pm

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