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Public transit can be built fast. Replacing ppls cars with uber is nonsense: most trips are when ppl go to work and to home, so at peak hours all ppl need cars,
by Moldoteck 3y ago
Public transit can be built fast. Replacing ppls cars with uber is nonsense: most trips are when ppl go to work and to home, so at peak hours all ppl need cars, so you need abt the same nr of cars with uber just like with personal cars, you don't solve congestion. That's why public transport wins, you get one unit to transport a lot of ppl, that's why uber/lyft are total bs for replacing good transit. There's no way you'll get faster to the destination if all ppl used uber vs a good built tram system, each tram with 7 wagons, 5 mins max between stops, priority at semaphores+dedicated lanes, the capacity is basically unbeatable by cars, it's just math and physics
- bombcar 3y agoThe average passengers per bus-mile in the USA is incredibly depressing. (It is very hard to have a transit system that handles capacity at load and still provides short enough head times as to not be annoying off-peak.)
- Moldoteck 3y agoThat's bc it's poorly designed and low density. A transit with own lane+priority on intersection will mean you get reliably to the destination every single time and fast. Ditching park mins will allow building more housing and as result will increase the density too. That's chicken and egg problem and cities must start tackling it by having some budget loss at the beginning by building better transit