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If you want a preview of what free trains would look like, just go to the public library some afternoon.
by UIUC_06 4y ago
If you want a preview of what free trains would look like, just go to the public library some afternoon.
- darkerside 4y agoClean, quiet, and productive?
- wildrhythms 4y agoWhy don't you explain?
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- conscion 4y agoThey're implying that the trains would be filled with homeless people.
- lowwave 4y agoShould be ok if they are not harassing other passengers.
- Shugarl 4y agoThe great majority won't. But a part will, which is likely to be a problem.
- AlbertCory 4y agoWhy do you say that? Is that what you think?
- KoftaBob 4y agoI've never seen a single public library filled with homeless people. What area is this?
- educaysean 4y agoMany public libraries in California do struggle with homeless patrons. Librarians serving those libraries are sometimes required to take specific trainings to be able to provide help for the less amicable homeless crowd, and some are even equipped with narcans for emergencies.
- pawsforthought 4y agoThen there’s an argument for a housing-first policy to address homelessness, not one against free public transport.
- deepdriver 4y agoThe problem of homeless who reject housing, reject care for serious mental health conditions, or have uncontrolled substance abuse issues cannot be solved by the unconditional provision of hotel rooms or tiny homes. Those who fit these categories make up the bulk of the chronically homeless. They also create the majority of safety and health hazards for those around them. They tend to avoid shelters because of rules against drug and alcohol abuse, favoring instead tents or public transport such as Palo Alto's "Hotel 22" bus route: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/documentary-hotel-22-captures-life-on-silicon-valleys-defacto-homeless-shelter-on-wheels/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/documentary-hotel-...
- icelancer 4y agoThe carrot-and-stick model works pretty well as most regions that adopt it: You fund/build enough housing and public programming to get enough of the unhoused into shelters/homes (carrot) and then ban public camping and street sleeping (stick). Most cities rule out the stick unless the carrot is provided, which is correct. But a significant number of those on the side of handing out carrots don't want to tie it to the stick. So homelessness is rampant and everyone is unhappy. Perfect.
- closeparen 4y ago
- burnished 4y agoWhat a stellar advocacy for free public trains!
- Chinjut 4y ago