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Just got back from a trip to the Bay Area and BART was closing at 9pm! Even during normal hours it closes far too early, forcing people to find alternatives, an
by standardUser 6y ago
Just got back from a trip to the Bay Area and BART was closing at 9pm! Even during normal hours it closes far too early, forcing people to find alternatives, and strongly bolstering the case for ride share companies. But this was extra ridiculous and forced me to take Uber/Lyft when I would have preferrer to take public transit.
Now imagine how it works in the next 50 largest US cities that have worse public transit than the Bay Area.
Then think about how it works in the thousands of small cities and towns where many bars and restaurants are a 20 minute driver and public transit barely exists.
- wankerrific 6y ago> BART was closing at 9pm! Yeah. There’s this COVID thing going around. Have you heard about it?
- sofixa 6y agoIn France, even during the first and hardest lockdown, public transportation continued to run, just with a slightly less dense schedule. Why? Because essential people ( think medical personnel, grocery store workers, etc.) need to still be able to get around as per usual.
- standardUser 6y agoIn NYC the subway never stopped running before midnight, and we were hit way, way harder than SF. How are people supposed to get to/from work without a train running? Not all essential workers earn a lot of money and can pay for car rides to and from work everyday.