• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know how people feel the need to lie about things like this.

    You’re telling me that in the United State of America, there are cities that exist that do not have buses or subways or trollies or taxis or Ubers or bike shares? Please, tell me which city has none of these options?

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      9 months ago

      No one is lying. There are options and there are viable options. A bus route 30 miles away does nothing to help you.

      Ride shares are not public transportation. Bikes do no good if you don’t have bike lanes to safely ride them in.

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        9 months ago

        Plus all too often, buses have been the neglected stepchild of public transit and at least have the reputation of dirty, smelly, broken, crime ridden. I don’t think that’s true for the most part but there’s a psychological part to deal with, in addition to investing enough to keep things in good running order