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Society needs public transportation and walkable cities.

• neither_color 2y ago
  The key word is options. One doesn't denigrate the other. The cities I've MOST enjoyed public transportation in were in Asia, where I truly didn't miss cars but they are still centers of mass car adoption and new EV infrastructure alongside continuing to open new subway and train lines every year and supplying an abundance of bike share. I'm talking about China specifically. The tier 1, 2 and even 3 cities there really make sure you can get from point A to point B any way you want and each option is well thought out. Bike lanes are separated with median from both pedestrian paths and cars. For walking, crossings, overpasses and underpasses ample enough that you're never forced to jaywalk. You're always within walking distance of a metro stop. That said, cars are still an important part of the mix and they are doing more autonomous taxis than anyone else. It concerns me that in western online discourse it's seen as adversarial, i.e any infrastructure devoted to cars will detract from public/walkable, and vice versa. It doesn't have to be that way. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless-cars.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless...
• sfmz 2y ago
  That's 2 out of 3; the third is law enforcement and a DA that prosecutes. Few will ride public transit when they are/feel threatened.
• tim333 2y ago
  Robotaxis could be a good add on to that for journeys that are not well served by those. I mean in London where I am we've had public transport and walkable cities for a century and things still have issues.