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I think it's important to emphasis that this is only the American public. Many other countries _do_ prefer to fund public transport with general taxation. And t
by mrsuprawsm 5y ago
I think it's important to emphasis that this is only the American public. Many other countries _do_ prefer to fund public transport with general taxation. And things are much saner as a result: high quality public transport and bike lanes, without arcane rules around transponders and specific highway lanes.
- Melatonic 5y agoI mostly agree but don't some european countries have the equivalent of toll roads? I could have sworn Germany had some. This route along the 101 does actually have decent public transit by american standards - Caltrain is pretty awesome
- llampx 5y agoGermany actually is one of the few countries in Europe that has a truly free Autobahn network. Most countries around it have tolls on highways.
- mrsuprawsm 5y agoI'm only familiar with Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany - there are basically zero toll roads here. The occasional bridge or tunnel is tolled, but they are very much the exception as opposed to the rule.
- kelnos 5y ago> decent public transit by american standards That's not saying much; our standards are incredibly low. > Caltrain is pretty awesome Caltrain is awesome if you are one of the rare few who live within walking distance of a station and your destination is within walking distance of a station, or if only one of those two things is true, but your local Caltrain station has a parking lot that you can afford, or there's actually good bus service to get you the last mile. Unfortunately, those conditions are not true for many, many people. On top of that, Caltrain is ridiculously slow, and doesn't run anywhere near frequently enough, even during rush hour.