One of these has definitely hauled more than the other, and i guarantee you it’s not the ford.

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    This is very well written and thoughrow answer, thank you. The average daily comute distance feels absolutely fucking insane to me, no wonder so many people are car dependant.

    many people think transit “brings the wrong kind of people” (aka poor and black people) to their neighborhood and fight it.

    I hate the system that is implied that opressed people shoud be hated, not the opressors themselves. People living below the means of wealth are the result of a failing system, one that doesn’t cater to the well being of many, but to those of a few. I’ve seen beggars on highways with toddlers(not on the sides on the highway that’s reserved for ambulances and such, but sitting against the wall that divides the ways) and I’d rather see them on public transport than there. I’m happy for the BRT line, that’s incredible. I’m also happy for the people that get to experience public transport in these following years. Sure, at peak hours it may seem crowded, but getting fast where you need to be is amazing. I grew up using public transportation and can’t imagine my life without it (as the city was designed to not be insanely large, and driving takes longer than using public transit). I mean, didn’t people used to say in the 1800’s that public roads are socialism and socialism bad ? It’s like the bird who eats a biscuit and experiences bliss for the first time, public transit can be bliss.(and it’s not like people here don’t have cars, it’s just that it’s more convinient and fast to ride the subway for example, and leave cars for longer distance roads, like holiday trips. Using cars only when absolutely needed was ironically driven by lack of parking, existence of potholes, and infernal traffic). You have the freedom to own a car, it’s just that the expenses can render you dry if you don’t absolutely need it and have alternitives. I’m rooting for you, I learned a lot reading your comment, thank you so much.

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      And your perspective on transit is exactly why I want to spread the gospel so to speak.

      I don’t think most people here are bad for fighting against public transit, I genuinely think they’re misinformed and have never lived anywhere with a functioning transit system.

      I want them to see the light! It such a happier existence on my side of the fence and I want to bring everyone I can in to have a party.

      I’m generally optimistic, things are shifting, and the younger generations understand much better than their older counterparts the benefits of solid public transit.