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Or you take the view that if a city is investing in transportation infrastructure, it should focus on public transportation instead of building infrastructure f
by sloreti 6y ago
Or you take the view that if a city is investing in transportation infrastructure, it should focus on public transportation instead of building infrastructure for private vehicles that degrade the urban experience.
- scotth 6y agoOr maybe do both? I don't see Americans getting rid of their cars, so look at it as harm reduction.
- jniedrauer 6y agoI would. And if I would, so would others.
- kempbellt 6y agoI wouldn't. And I'm sure many others wouldn't either for similar reasons. Public transportation is great and I love using it when it makes sense, but in many cities it does not compete with the convenience and security of having a reliable personal vehicle. The only place I felt public transportation was good enough to go without my own car was NYC - but I lived on a great train line that ran every few minutes reliably. I also didn't have any dependents that I was responsible for. Many people who lived nearby used the train but still had their own cars as a backup. Even with how convenient it was for shuttling myself around, using it when needing to carry anything like groceries becomes difficult, and made me wish I had a car. Especially during rush hour where sitting is almost impossible. I'm all for improving public transportation, but I do not see it being a replacement for personal vehicles in every way.
- criddell 6y agoMaybe the street chargers could be run for profit with the proceeds used to subsidize public transportation?
- 908B64B197 6y agoThe issue is that public transit generally optimizes for throughput, and latency suffers. The wealthier people are, the more latency sensitive they become.
- rootusrootus 6y agoThe city should focus on what makes the most sense for their citizens. In some places that means public transit, in some places it means EV chargers.