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poosted? The real reason American public transportation is such a disaster

Posted by fabulous squad (aka amanda) Aug 12 '15, 07:26

Although history and geography are partly to blame, there's a deeper reason why American public transportation is so terrible. European, Asian, and Canadian cities treat it as a vital public utility. Most American policymakers — and voters — see transit as a social welfare program.

http://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses (www.vox.com)

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That's one of the few times I've heard our transit be mentioned in such a positive fashion - Reagen Aug 12, 08:14
That's true (in most places it's the poor that take it) plus transit doesn't work in a car orientated mindset. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 12, 07:37 8
- It's a self-fulfilling prophecy in many ways. Transit in most places is so awful you would need to have no other choice (poverty) than to take it. -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 12, 07:44 7
  - and even though transit here is great, that mindset is still around. people think I'm poor or drowning in credit card debt because I take the bus. - fabulous squad Aug 12, 08:03 4
    - I ran into that mindset when I was in Austin as well - ty97 Aug 12, 08:06 3
      - charlie has never been on a bus. on this campus, where we have meetings in buildings that are a 30 minute walk apart, - fabulous squad Aug 12, 08:09 2
        
        This seems bizarre to me. Even people who seem scared of buses (IME) seem to make exceptions for the university buses. -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 08:12 1
        
        our university buses are a part of our local bus system. so a white loop you take on thursday might be a RC bus on friday. maybe that's his issue? -- nm - fabulous squad Aug 12, 08:16
  - I agree. I hate living in a place with terrible transit options. - iSpam Aug 12, 07:46 1
    - when I lived in allentown, I would have had to make three transfers and use three hours to get to work by 9. - fabulous squad Aug 12, 08:05
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sort of related - I was super impressed with Chicago's public transit - Pippy Aug 12, 07:29 4
- Other than the pee smell - ty97 Aug 12, 07:40 3
  - No public transport system is perfect, but the wooden floorboards at the downtown L stations... -- nm - Roger More Aug 12, 08:01 1
    - Heh. There was more than one occasion when I thought one of those loop stations was collapsing under my feet as the train rolled in. -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 08:10
  - LOL! yes there was that. -- nm - Pippy Aug 12, 07:42

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