I know more than a few people who dump tons of money into their vehicles precisely because they know they’re doing multi-hour commutes.
And the reputation of public transit in the US has always been trash, in large part because we have heavily invested in segregating our populations and taking sadistic glee in making the lives of the lesser halves miserable.
I miss being able to walk and take the bus
I love taking trips up to the East Coast, because I do get a taste of functional public transit. But NYC leadership absolutely hates its subway-using population. They make it abundantly clear every time they make entering the subways a bit harder and using them a bit less pleasant by degree every time I visit.
I know more than a few people who dump tons of money into their vehicles precisely because they know they’re doing multi-hour commutes.
And the reputation of public transit in the US has always been trash, in large part because we have heavily invested in segregating our populations and taking sadistic glee in making the lives of the lesser halves miserable.
I love taking trips up to the East Coast, because I do get a taste of functional public transit. But NYC leadership absolutely hates its subway-using population. They make it abundantly clear every time they make entering the subways a bit harder and using them a bit less pleasant by degree every time I visit.
If you really wanna angry up your blood, read about National City Lines, a GM front company that bought and dismantled streetcars nationwide.
I’m familiar with that story and… yeah… very upset.