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To be more accurate, in this case the crime was somewhere else, and it rode in on the freight rail. At a muni level, which is where a lot of public transit is
by ip26 8y ago
To be more accurate, in this case the crime was somewhere else, and it rode in on the freight rail.
At a muni level, which is where a lot of public transit is done, you are hardly empowered to fix social problems a thousand miles away, so your options are limited. You try to turn away transients, or you don't. SF is in the latter camp, of course.
You describe me as espousing the mentality that blocks public transit. But really, I'm just observing, it is a matter of fact that interstate rail is a source of crime in our town. You can show a crime map of our town, and there is literally a hotspot around the rail line. But I'm still pro-transit, pro-rail, the whole shebang.
If anything, I feel like trying to wave arms, point fingers, & distract from this indisputable fact is sweeping things under the rug. Better we acknowledge it, and include what we're going to do about it in our pitch & plan.
- Bahamut 8y agoIt shouldn't be in the transit planning - it should be addressed at its root cause, instead of trying to paper over the issue by focusing so much on the incidental nature of public transit bringing a shift in location. Unfortunately, oftentimes people have a very NIMBY attitude about these sort of issues in the US in general, and end up perpetuating the problem through intentional ignorance.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoOk, so station a police officer or two in the vicinity of the stations. No need to block transportation for everyone for a few bad apples.
- jorblumesea 8y agoYour point illustrates the problem very clearly. Both sides have some basis in reality and have valid points about the pros/cons of public transportation. Public transit is a huge benefit to the community but also comes with a set of drawbacks. Like most things in the US, we are arguing past each other instead of working together to find a solution.
- astrodust 8y ago"Let's just agree to disagree" and then nothing ever gets done. It's practically the national motto.