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> more improved public transportation? always this ignorant in every thread like that. most people dont live in huge city centers where public transportation i

• dayjaby 4y ago
  Nothing ignorant here, especially considering the fact that it's the cities which are brimful of cars.
  • preommr 4y ago
    It is a tiring comment given that they're not mutually exclusive and that the forms of public transport that are mutually exclusive like railways are horribly expensive to the point that they're almost not viable. Bay area rail costs are like 2-3 billion per mile. The areas where these kinds of public transport solutions are most effective are also where it's the most expensive and most likely to face extreme friction.
    • nortonham 4y ago
      they may not be mutually exclusive. Doesn't change the fact that US public transportation and needs to be updated, and more new public transport built. We have the world's biggest "defense" budget by some margin, but we can't improve our infrastructure?
• torginus 4y ago
  56% of the world population lives in cities. While not a perfect measure, it's a decent ballpark for the amount of folks who could feasibly use public transport.
  • ekianjo 4y ago
    And even the biggest cities with the best public transportation systems have a low coverage in terms of area. This is why this is such an ignorant comment.
• nortonham 4y ago
  doesn't mean our public transportation in cities and between cities here in the US can't be improved. In fact, it should be if we are to reduce our dependency on cars, which we have to do if for the environment and our own well being.