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There’s not that many European families with 3 kids any more. The reproduction rate is somewhat below 2 kids per family - hence all that discussion about shrink
by Xylakant 6y ago
There’s not that many European families with 3 kids any more. The reproduction rate is somewhat below 2 kids per family - hence all that discussion about shrinking population. Then there’s quite a few options. I can easily hop on the train and go to the beach. It’s even faster than by car and less stressful when traveling with small kids. Or take one of the many rental or car-sharing cars . In Berlin, car owning households are actually a minority.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoI live next to an NJ transit train station with a 1 hour ride to downtown Manhattan. I can drive into NYC faster because of the time savings from not stopping along the way and waiting on train transfers. I'm also not trapped by the limited service intervals on my line. This is a region with the best train service in the US and driving still is a better option for non-trivial trips.
- mrep 6y agoDo you not have express trains? We have some in chicago and for example, the naperville to downtown express takes 34 minutes to go 30 miles downtown because it literally goes straight downtown without stopping at any other stations.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoMy line is shared with MTA and has/had express trains for their stops further out. Those trains save 15 minutes but are of no use to me and "steal" a time slot for a normal train I could use. Most have been removed in the past two years due to service reductions.
- noobermin 6y agoYou ignore the fact that the MTA has been neglected but roads haven't. Also the mayor is extremely pro-car and has let things degrade for everyone else (the majority of NYC residents do not own cars).