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Disheartening, but not surprising. I am such a strong believer that the US needs robust transit so we can reduce car dependence and build denser housing to addr
by hifromLA 3y ago
Disheartening, but not surprising. I am such a strong believer that the US needs robust transit so we can reduce car dependence and build denser housing to address the insane cost of living not just in cities that are currently HCOL, but the cities that will become expensive as other migrate there.
All that being said, I’m not aware of a single US city doing a good job expanding transit. The US doesn’t seem to have the ability to figure out transit and get costs under control. If anyone knows of any cities making big improvements, please chime in.
- hedora 3y agoCalifornia has a state wide mandate to reduce commuter miles driven. This isn’t actually an improvement though, because they are not expanding transit, or trying to reduce the total ecological impact of commuting, or even the impact of each commute mile. Instead, it is used by NIMBY’s as an excuse to sabotage the road system, which increases congestion and decreases fuel economy. I’ve heard this “development” model is being exported to places like Austin.
- codyb 3y agoNYC’s been pretty consistently expanding and updating it’s transit. Airtram to JFK. Hudson Yards 7 line stop. Fulton station in Financial District. Moynihan Train Hall opening. Half of the Q line expansion on the Upper East Side. Redoing LaGuardia. Tons of work to reduce the effects of flooding on the subway system. This new East Side access tunnel Most of this has happened in my only 10 years here which seems fairly decent.