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Personal convenience isn't the only definition of what makes transportation better. There's all kinds of negative externalities automobiles generate, from traff
by jdavis703 9y ago
Personal convenience isn't the only definition of what makes transportation better. There's all kinds of negative externalities automobiles generate, from traffic backups, to gaseous emissions, to taking up space that could be used by transportation modes with lighter footprints such as bikes. Not increasing VMT is very important to making cities perform more efficiently, with a lighter footprint.
- smsm42 9y ago> Personal convenience isn't the only definition of what makes transportation better. But this is the only one that would be taken into account by a person when deciding which transportation mode to use. If you don't take it into account, you're making the stats better, but the lives of people worse.
- Nursie 9y agoNot the only one, surely? Cost factors in, and some folks make choices based on what they think might be best for longer than "right now"
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