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> "A developed nation is not a place where the poor own cars, but where the rich use public transportation." - Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá We have gone so
by esarbe 4y ago
> "A developed nation is not a place where the poor own cars, but where the rich use public transportation."
- Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá
We have gone so awfully off the bend with our cities; not places to live but places to drive through. I'm hoping that with the trend to more homeoffice, we can maybe scale back the commuting a bit and go back a step towards cities for living, with community neighborhoods, parks and public spaces everywhere.
Just imagine turning the streets of your local city into green lanes, with lots of excellent public transport. That would be amazing.
- supertrope 4y agoBogota has a mass transit system with BRT stations and double/triple length buses. This was done to avoid the upfront capital cost of a metro while still providing most of the benefits of frequent high capacity service. Now it is extremely crowded and an upgrade to an actual metro is needed but has not happened.
- esarbe 4y agoI think that was more of an aspirational statement.