• @[email protected]
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    344 months ago

    The US needs to do way more than invest into public transit. You need to completely rethink city planning to get something suitable for human travel. Suburban America is like the antithesis to public transportation (or god forbid, walking).

    • @[email protected]OP
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      254 months ago

      While I agree, we’re kinda busy atm just trying to stop the slow descent into total fascism

    • @[email protected]
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      44 months ago

      The most mind blowing thing to me is how close those places are to city centers, like wouldn’t they think that there might be a visual clash if you place bungalows right next to skyscrapers?

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        24 months ago

        There is, which is why the bungalow owners bitch endlessly about the skyscrapers ruining the view [of the 12 lane interstate]

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      184 months ago

      on one hand, bicycles are indeed very epic. on the other - if you plan on going somewhere that’s >30min away by bike (and not up a hill) and don’t want to arrive sweaty, then maybe the bus is better

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        4 months ago

        >30min away by bus could sometime mean adding 30/40 min to wait time. Bus in a lot of places is awful as they have a route to follow and still stuck in traffic. Bad bus frequency is very common in places with shitty public transport.

        On the other hand, depend on where you live, pedal assist ebike is awesome and you are less likely arrive sweaty, even if >30min away.

    • TheEmpireStrikesDak
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      24 months ago

      Only the Jubilee line has them here in London. They’re a good feature. There was talk of bringing them to other lines, but I’ve not heard any update on that in years.

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    54 months ago

    🎶"You got the mother and her kids, You got the guy and his date, We all get mad. We all get late LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY FORGOT ABOUT US Standing on the corner, waiting for the bus"🎶 Violent Femmes, I love this song. My dad drove city bus for around 13 years. Reminds me of him…RIP