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[-] HardlightCereal@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Your town underinvested in transit because everyone has a car, and they sprawled the architecture because everyone has a car. People got by in rural areas with trains just fine before cars were invented

[-] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would love a better bus or LR in my town, but that shit ain't happening in my life time.

The bus comes every hour, if that, and doesn't really go to many places.

If I went full public transit, I'd have to schedule the county transportation via state health insurance and schedule the whole week in advance just to even get to a bus stop..and that's if I even have medicaid.

I try not to drive as much as possible, make my errands all at once, or while en route to and from work. Me and partner car pool. We have one hybrid vehicle.

The other people round here LOVE their coal rollers.

[-] HardlightCereal@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Why don't you join the transit movement and push for light rail in your town? You could make some persuasive arguments to the local government. Strong transit systems lead to higher GDP and more tax revenue

[-] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't mean to be a doomer...but that would probably just be me yelling at clouds to a bunch of out of touch backwoods gangsters. However its worth a look into what is going on in my area. Also worth noting we do have a bus line for commuting into NYC once a day real early AM. So it's not all doom and gloom I suppose.

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