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Their chief priority is profit, isolation and creating a sense of elitism. Public transit is incompatible with all that. So we need buses that are set up like casinos with live bands
Public transit is incompatible with all that.
“Take that, you lowlifes! I don’t stay in same cabin as you filthy people, because I am have a gold card that lets me travel to work with way more comfort than you!”
Here is a review of the gold class : https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-metro-gold-class-experience-review-2018-2?r=US&IR=T#the-verdict-21
I am disapointed. There is no gold.
Carcels vs. trainchads
The previous Italian government appointed Cingolani, someone with strong ties to ENI (an infamous Italian multinational energy company with a history of oil leaks and bribes) to the the so-called “ecological transition”.
The current Italian government has cut the subsidies for public transportation and has announced public funding for a renewal of privately-owned cars.
There is no way out of this. The last CEO will die whispering, “profits are up, though.”
to be fair the current italian government are also fascists
That’s a tram
T R A M
the line between train and tram is very blurry
I think the point of this meme was that you must either train your models or use train (trams/streetcars/metro/tube etc.)
Allow me to throw in a viable alternative: bus
Relying on buses that get stuck in traffic isn’t great
I disagree. My city has a dedicated bus lane that essentially goes from one end to the other, and if more people were using the bus, well, that’s even less traffic.
It already takes me an hour to get to work from my rural home. You wanna make it two?
Which is exactly why we need to build better public transit?
Would that mean faster buses through the village?
Maybe spend a few billion on a high-speed rail though the countryside to my little place?
What harm could that do?
No need for HSR if ur place doesn’t need the capacity provided by HSR. But yes, buses are definitely the best option in this case. Better infrastructure for buses would mean this:
Sooo yeah… Building and maintaining bus infrastructure is tremendously cheap in the grand scheme of things, especially when compared to private cars and the infrastructure required to sustain private cars.
Also, buses come in different sizes, meaning that no matter how small your town is, there can always be frequent bus service that is also efficient at the same time.
There was a young man who said, “Damn!
It is borne upon me that I am
An engine that moves
In predestinate grooves;
I’m not even a bus, I’m a tram.”
That’s a bim!
Subway or aerotrains are great tram just added more mess into the traffic and are dangerous for pedestrians.