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"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation." @petrogustavo Mayor of Bogota As a brazilian from
by r4pha 14y ago
"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation." @petrogustavo Mayor of Bogota
As a brazilian from São Paulo, who nowadays lives in Europe, I can confirm that. That kind of traffic is unsustainable. It doesn't matter how much of a good job you have, if you have to face this routine every day, your life WILL suck.
- rayiner 14y agoThat's a great quote. If you get on a bus in Manhattan, you'll see bankers making $5 million/year sitting next to social workers making $40k/year. More than half the people on the island don't even own a car. I think that's progress!
- r4pha 14y agoYep. Here in Germany it goes something like that too. Being in college gives you right to ride busses/trains for free, but a lot of people and I rather ride our bikes everywhere. I really see no use for a car here. It would do more harm than good.
- stephengillie 14y agoHere in Washington (state), university students can get a 3-month bus pass for $100 at the time they pay tuition. The bus service is pretty good in parts of King County (around Seattle) but almost the entire state is inaccessible by public transportation. Part of the reason is population density: Germany has 229 people per square km, while Washington has just 39.6 people per square km -- outside of the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett region, population density is about 1/2 of that. No buses because nobody lives out there. Outside of cities, almost no roads have sidewalks and walking to the grocery store would be a several-mile journey being constantly passed by pedestrian-hating drivers.