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People say they want public transit, but public transit is half the story. The other half of the story is high density housing. The push for high density housin
by hayst4ck 4y ago
People say they want public transit, but public transit is half the story. The other half of the story is high density housing. The push for high density housing is neglected. When housing is highly dense, it means public transportation can run every 3-10 minutes, without highly dense housing, public transportation can run every 30 minutes or more. Planning your day around 30 minutes ± 45 minute bus schedule is downright awful. A lot of public transit shuts down at midnight, which makes it painful to use if you want to stay out late. This is all further exacerbated by using the already in place transportation systems (roads) making the public transportation itself a worse experience (busses).
So the focus on getting public transit before there is focus on high density housing results in public transportation that kind of sucks because it is not predictable or dependable or immediate.
- idontwantthis 4y agoAgreed. Best transit is no transit. If I can walk safely to most things that I need every day then that's a lot better for everyone than a frequent bus schedule. Having both would be nice.