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Re:California's DOT Admits That More Roads Mean More Traffic by pjc50 on Monday November 23, 2015 @10:48AM (#10615216)
Sprawl in the US, and the lack of public transport, is influenced by the legacy of racism. There are still plenty of people who will oppose public transport on this basis.
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Re:California's DOT Admits That More Roads Mean More Traffic by andys627 on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:01AM (#10615287)
This is a huge issue IMHO. It's interesting to see comparisons of different transit solutions by how many people they get to switch modes. For example buses usually are very cheap but get few people to switch. Streetcars on the same route are much more expensive but get lots of people to switch.
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Re:California's DOT Admits That More Roads Mean More Traffic by sampo on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:15AM (#10615376)
> Streetcars on the same route are much more expensive but get lots of people to switch.

This is also observed in countries in Europe that don't have similar history in racism as the US. The perceived comfort is better in trams.

(Also me personally, I get motion sickness if I read in a bus, but in a tram I can read just fine.)

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