I commute about an hour into Manhattan, NYC, supposedly one of the few places in the US with decent public transit. It’s 50:50 odds that that hour is not only c

I commute about an hour into Manhattan, NYC, supposedly one of the few places in the US with decent public transit. It’s 50:50 odds that that hour is not only completely lost but spent in complete misery standing up and holding a tight pole on a swaying and swerving bus or train. In isolation I would much prefer to drive in, traffic and all. But it costs too much, and I know that’s not a realistically scalable solution for many reasons. But that I even wish I could is representative of just how much I hate NYC’s public transit system. Now I’m not a transit hater. I loved Seoul’s and Tokyo’s for example. But to get NYC’s transit, let alone any other American city’s transit to that level is completely impossible due to cultural and social reasons. And no - cars have little to do with those reasons.