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US doesn't have nearly the public transport infrastructure that the UK does, unfortunately. I think the issue here may be that cities aren't necessarily buildin
by rashkov 8y ago
US doesn't have nearly the public transport infrastructure that the UK does, unfortunately. I think the issue here may be that cities aren't necessarily building infrastructure to compensate for their reductions of car access.
- soperj 8y agoIt's the richest country on earth. What's the excuse?
- NTDF9 8y ago> It's the richest country on earth. What's the excuse? Car lobby, brainwashed citizens.
- prolikewh0a 8y agoThe answer nobody wants to hear, but knows is true. There is propaganda from all sides with big lobbying interests. Media is completely in the pockets of those interests which only further pushes the propaganda model. Just watch TV around an election. It's complete and total doublespeak and propaganda every few minutes.
- closeparen 8y agoAh yes, no one could possibly like driving of their own accord, they must be brainwashed.
- maxander 8y agoIf you think you like driving into the city anytime near rush hour, then yes, I think you’re definitely brainwashed. :)
- closeparen 8y agoIn the hundreds of US cities that aren't NY/SF/etc, traffic flow at rush hour is perfectly reasonable. The average speeds are much faster than BART, anyway.
- NTDF9 8y ago> Ah yes, no one could possibly like driving of their own accord, they must be brainwashed. To think that you need: - A 5000 pound machine to take a 200 pound human to work - Workplace is 60 miles away - On a road with many other rush hour drowsy 200 pound humans - Said humans, then spend 30 mins and $30 for parking, in which the 5000 pound machine is just lying around empty - All the above effort just to bring back the person from work in the evening and leave that car back on the street, lying around? That doesn't sound insane to you? There's no reason for this for a rich country. If you want proof that there are better, efficient and human friendly transportation systems, you need to visit HongKong and Singapore. (NYC doesn't count)
- closeparen 8y agoYeah, no thanks. Images of Asian megacities' subway systems at rush hour are nightmare fuel. No opportunity, relationship, or life could possibly be worth spending time in crowding like that every day. Hell is a crush-loaded train.
- dingaling 8y ago> no one could possibly like driving of their own accord That's what weekend cruising and trackdays are for. Sitting in commuter traffic is to driving as being a passenger on a low-cost airline is to flying.
- MBCook 8y agoOnce a city is built around cars, it can be VERY expensive to reconfigure. Things are built too far apart. Also? We’re not good at infrastructure spending, it’s not sexy enough. And many cities are having trouble just keeping people living/working there. A very expensive 15-20 year project that may help with that can be a VERY hard sell. And it’s only to build a few miles of something, so just a tiny piece of what’s needed. Or you’re NYC and already have an existing subway. But instead of 10s of millions it needs HUNDREDS of millions (or more) to ‘fix’, minimum.
- prolikewh0a 8y ago>Or you’re NYC and already have an existing subway. But instead of 10s of millions it needs HUNDREDS of millions (or more) to ‘fix’, minimum. Remind me how much money is in NYC?
- MBCook 8y agoThe fact that money exists they are does not mean that it’s accessible. If it was there wouldn’t be new stories about how the subway system is about to fall apart every 12 months. SV would have the best public transit on earth and wouldn’t have any homeless or housing problems.
- soperj 8y ago>SV would have the best public transit on earth and wouldn’t have any homeless or housing problems. They should. All that would be required is raising municipal taxes.
- MBCook 8y agoIt’s where it is because of happenstance. It’s not a city that needs some specific natural resource that’s only produced right there. There’s nothing stopping Silicon Valley companies from migrating to other areas in California or even other states. I’m sure there are more than enough places that would be willing to throw out ridiculous tax advantages to lure big companies there.
- prolikewh0a 8y agoOur country is a lot bigger with barely anything in the middle. Cities without adequate public transit can be blamed directly on the voters.
- justtopost 8y agoOr maybe the fact our country is huge, and infrastructure cost is ghastly compared to say, all of europe. But sure, blame the voters.
- xyzzyz 8y agoThis is an excuse for no transit options between metros, but not an excuse for no public transit inside the metros.
- strictnein 8y ago> "barely anything in the middle" It's amazing how many people think this. There are metro areas in "the middle" with populations greater than European countries. And Texas, right in the middle, has a population that would put it at #10 in Europe. #3 Chicago 9.5 million #4 Dallas 7.4 million #5 Houston 6.9 million #14 Detroit 4.3 million #16 Minneapolis 3.6 million #19 Denver 2.9 million #21 St Louis 2.8 million https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistical_areas#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistic... The Chicago metro would be the 20th largest country in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_...
- briandear 8y agoMaybe it’s rich because it has lower public expenditures relative to economic output? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending
- ams6110 8y agoAmericans prefer the convenience of owning cars and driving, at least they have for the past several generations though this may be changing. If you go to cities like Chicago or New York City, many people do use public transport. I did when I lived in Chicago, generally hated it, but it was cheaper and faster than driving downtown for work in that situation. To get anywhere else in the city or suburbs it would be faster and more convenient to drive.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoI have a commuter stop within 500ft of my apartment to ride in and out of NYC. I rarely use it because I can beat the train by driving, it's unreliable, I don't have to plan around the schedule, and it's cheaper to drive. On street parking is not a problem for the time and place that I go into the city.
- isoskeles 8y agoWe’ll get on it when Trump finally has the other NATO members pay us for defending them.
- f137 8y agoIt's the richest country on earth - that's the reason
- village-idiot 8y agoPolitics. Adding a bike lane or adjusting road speed to reduce car-pedestrian fatalities is enough to get city council members unelected the next cycle.