the government should be requiring public transport
Easy there, Satan. First, let’s agree that Public Transport is “no one is more than 10 min walk from a free-ticket 24/7 train station unless it’s bungalow jungle where the roach coach comes every 10 minutes no more than 10 min walk from your home because fuck the baroque bungalows” and then we can ratify that as a goal.
To clarify, I’m not saying that public transportation shall be requires to be used, I’m saying the government shall require that it be built.
I am not going to agree with you on 24/7 free ticket. While I currently live in a place where autos are a requirement instead of a hobby, I have lived in a city where $1.50 maximum will get you across the metropolis. The train/underground/metro comes every 2-4 minutes.
What I’m saying is that if you ever feel the need to go beyond a three lane road ( read: three lanes total, not three lanes in each direction), you should rip up the road and replace it with a train or metro. This applies to highways, arteries, and roads. No, I am not suggesting buses - electric, hydrogen, or diesel.
You should be able to use public transportation the way you think about your car. Need to go somewhere far? Take the speedy route (highway->high speed rail/bullet train). Need to go within your municipality? Take a metro. The metro needs to be planned according to frequency of travel. Yes, you can have one along the main st of your town, and have parking on either end. Just be sure to remember to expand it outwards as needed so you can public transport people towards the main line instead of driving.
Easy there, Satan. First, let’s agree that Public Transport is “no one is more than 10 min walk from a free-ticket 24/7 train station unless it’s bungalow jungle where the roach coach comes every 10 minutes no more than 10 min walk from your home because fuck the baroque bungalows” and then we can ratify that as a goal.
To clarify, I’m not saying that public transportation shall be requires to be used, I’m saying the government shall require that it be built.
I am not going to agree with you on 24/7 free ticket. While I currently live in a place where autos are a requirement instead of a hobby, I have lived in a city where $1.50 maximum will get you across the metropolis. The train/underground/metro comes every 2-4 minutes.
What I’m saying is that if you ever feel the need to go beyond a three lane road ( read: three lanes total, not three lanes in each direction), you should rip up the road and replace it with a train or metro. This applies to highways, arteries, and roads. No, I am not suggesting buses - electric, hydrogen, or diesel.
You should be able to use public transportation the way you think about your car. Need to go somewhere far? Take the speedy route (highway->high speed rail/bullet train). Need to go within your municipality? Take a metro. The metro needs to be planned according to frequency of travel. Yes, you can have one along the main st of your town, and have parking on either end. Just be sure to remember to expand it outwards as needed so you can public transport people towards the main line instead of driving.