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Or standing in a very crowded platform waiting for the subway, where subsequently you're standing with an armpit in your face and someone's backpack poking into

Or standing in a very crowded platform waiting for the subway, where subsequently you're standing with an armpit in your face and someone's backpack poking into your back. That happens because increasing housing density, as long as it takes to build, is rapid compared to increasing public transportation. Not everyone can bike or walk to work in big cities, especially when the subway commute is 45 minutes.

davidw 3y ago
Not building transit is also a political choice that suffers from a lot of NIMBYism, just like housing: https://bettercities.substack.com/p/americas-infrastructure-costs-are https://bettercities.substack.com/p/americas-infrastructure-...