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Maybe American culture is a bit different than everywhere else. If so, enabling this different to continue might be a good idea. Diversity and all that.
by njarboe 9y ago
Maybe American culture is a bit different than everywhere else. If so, enabling this different to continue might be a good idea. Diversity and all that.
- sundaeofshock 9y agoIt seems to work in New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle. Of course it could be better in some of those places, but those cities could not exist in their current form without mass transit.
- coldtea 9y agoOr maybe not, obesity, environment costs, and all that... Besides, is Manhattan not American? The seem to do well (though, of course, they could spend more and improve their neglected since the 70s or so subway).
- skinnymuch 9y agoStill the only city to have many lines open 24/7 and besides a few other American cities, I don't think any other city has a 24 hour line.
- Sharlin 9y agoMaybe also reinstate slavery while you're at it? In the name of cultural diversity and all that.
- akgerber 9y agoOr maybe American laws make it essentially illegal to use newly-developed or redeveloped land in a way compatible with high-quality transit service.