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I dunno. Seems like every time a public transportation system proposal pops up in my city, money is the number one thing they cite when they say “it’s just not

• twblalock 6y ago
  That's because it costs a lot to build, because voters have made it difficult by passing strict zoning laws, because they don't want people to be allowed to build. If the city did find the money, you would then see people opposing transit on the grounds of environmental impact, or noise, or crime, or the "character of the neighborhood". Then the lawsuits would start.
  • shakezula 6y ago
    Right, we should never strive for beneficial public things because they're hard and people complain. Yes, this makes sense.
• shuckles 6y ago
  American infrastructure costs are an order of magnitude higher than the European comparable: https://pedestrianobservations.com/2020/07/29/the-us-leads-the-way-in-high-costs/ https://pedestrianobservations.com/2020/07/29/the-us-leads-t...