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I'll be honest and say I'm kind of happy to see gas prices rise so high. Here I'm hoping it will get people out of their car and back on public

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Mar 8 '22, 04:52

transit. As much as I don't want to deal with very crowded train cars again, it's what's best for the city, the environment and the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.

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You live in one of the few places in the country where public transport is a viable option. There's no "back on public transit" here. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 8, 07:12 1
- I know and it's why I said here and not everywhere. Suburbs are the worst and the need to drive is a major reason why. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 07:30
It will get people into their cars to vote against the incumbent party in Washington, that's all it will do. - ty97 Mar 8, 06:46 5
- This. The suburbs do not care about public transit. Soccer moms aren't taking the bus, etc. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 06:53 3
  - The suburbs often don't have density, so bus stops (if they exist) can be a long walk, and buses very seldom. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 8, 07:13 1
    - even here, I think that bus service laregly sucks. I only use it because I'm committed to a car-lite lifestyle. - amanda jeans Mar 8, 07:25
  - Most suburbs don't have buses for soccer mom's to take -- nm - decline Mar 8, 07:01
- I understand the situation in most cities that aren't here, Chicago, Boston and a few others. It's why I made sure to say here and not everywhere. - Krusty Mar 8, 06:50
I know it's hurting a lot of people, but it will help move people to electric which the world needs. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 06:32
Uber / Lyft will increase prices. Fuel surchages added -- nm - budice Mar 8, 06:10 5
- Yup and their prices have already been too high for the last year or two. Local car services and yellow cabs are the better option these days. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 06:16 4
  - our cab companies shut down just before uber and lyft ran out of VC money. people were shocked at the price increases for ridesharing - amanda jeans Mar 8, 06:32 3
    - I don't understand how people are still taking Uber/Lyft in DC. The prices are wild. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 06:40 2
      - Ease of use of requesting the car in the app combined with conditioning that uber/lyft are cheaper (even though they are not any more) - ty97 Mar 8, 06:48 1
        
        Uber pricing when we were in Miami was crazy. - znufrii Mar 8, 07:08
I think that the mask requirement of public transit is still impeding ridership. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 06:08 5
- *Nods in agreement* Look at the business restaurants etc. have done. IYC people "in" our office has tripled since February with no masks. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 06:41 2
  - I don't know if I've mentioned this here before but one of our four municipalities still has and is enforcing mask requirements. whenever we're - amanda jeans Mar 8, 06:44 1
    - I didn't for bars/restaurants, shopping, etc. But I went to the movies a few months ago in VA solely b/c they didn't require masks. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 06:47
- I think people like being alone in their car which is nicer than sitting or standing on public transit. I get it but it's not good for so many reasons - Krusty Mar 8, 06:14 1
  - the problem is that the less people that ride transit, the less transit offerings there'll be. our routes have already been scaled way back. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 06:26
Living in a place that doesn't have any real form of public transportation I can say that there is nothing happy or good about these prices -- nm - decline Mar 8, 05:53 3
- Loser, just move to a better place then. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 06:37
- Of course which why I said here and not everywhere. I know not everyone can just take a bus or train to work or wherever they need to go. - Krusty Mar 8, 06:01
- Get out of your car, decline. -- nm - con_carne Mar 8, 05:58
U.S. to announce ban on import of Russian oil, LNG and clean coal -- (link*) - budice Mar 8, 05:20

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