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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by ahoy on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:10PM (#26856403)
I live in a new york. Our subway is clean and regular, the bike share docks in my neighborhood are stocked and well-maintained. The busses, though sometimes crowded, run on time.

Public transport works well when your city prioritizes it. I spent my youth living in places that don't and I literally cannot imagine going back.

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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by throwawayboise on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:40PM (#26856688)
> Public transport works well when your city prioritizes it.

And when there is critical mass. Public transit works in dense urban centers, because it's less worse than driving and parking. It doesn't work in smaller towns. There, it just becomes something that everybody pays for but a tiny minority of people ever use.

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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by igorstellar on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:53PM (#26856806)
> Our subway is clean and regular

I've noticed it got cleaner after COVID happened. Before COVID... It was world's most disgusting subway I ever been to: filthy, sketchy and leaks rust on your head.

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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by ookblah on Sunday April 18, 2021 @08:42PM (#26858054)
what? what universe is this. the subway is probably one of the best by US standards, but that's not saying much...they've been kicking the can down the road for too long. remember 2 years ago when it was going thru a crisis due to the signal repairs? or sandy repairs on the L... don't even get me started on buses. the only thing i love about nyc subways is that they are 24/7 and the city is dense enough that it's convenient.
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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by 1996 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:36PM (#26856640)
> I live in a new york. Our subway is clean

Litteraly where I stopped believing you.

It's dirty. Only DC has a somehow-clean subway, which stands out as a nice exception to the rule.

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Re:Public-ownership rental as a third option to renting or o... by ahoy on Monday April 19, 2021 @02:21PM (#26866239)
Do you want me to send you a picture of my license with my home address? The subway, especially post-covid, is clean.
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