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In response to "poosted? The real reason American public transportation is such a disaster" by fabulous squad

That's true (in most places it's the poor that take it) plus transit doesn't work in a car orientated mindset.

Posted by spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion (aka spamlet) Aug 12 '15, 07:37

It is cars first, second, and third and then whatever's left for everything else.

I posted this to Twitter last night but I really can't suggest this hour long podcast highly enough. It's a great summary of US policies and what's going to happen here.

http://t.co/R4mcwa4GYY (t.co)

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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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That's true (in most places it's the poor that take it) plus transit doesn't work in a car orientated mindset.

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