> they setback public transit In what way did they set back public transit? My understanding is that every american city except one or two has had abysmal publ

> they setback public transit In what way did they set back public transit? My understanding is that every american city except one or two has had abysmal public transit for decades. And the only alternative was walking/biking/driving yourself (often not possible) or taking a taxi (which as stated elsewhere in the thread has a terrible UX). Uber provided an alternative, which I guess technically reduces the demand from voters for better public transport, but so far the strategy of “everything will be terrible all the time until voters get fed up with it to the point that they demand better public transit” hasn’t seemed to work very well to actually improve public transit.