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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by nec4b on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:33PM (#35402168)
>> On top of that, most of the US is made up of small towns that public transit wouldn't make any sense for.

And you think other other countries are not the same?

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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by rayrey on Sunday April 02, 2023 @04:11PM (#35414635)
Not with the distances we have in the US
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by nec4b on Sunday April 02, 2023 @04:40PM (#35414955)
Distances really don't have anything to do with it. If a town is too small to have public transport, it's simply too small. It's the same for the smallest European countries as it is for the US.
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by thomastjeffery on Sunday April 02, 2023 @04:57PM (#35415131)
That can still allow for mediocre public transit. A bus that only stops every 3 hours can still be a workable commute, but not if you must travel 1-2 hours each way.
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Re:Maps show how parking lots “eat” U.S. cities by yunwal on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:50AM (#35425848)
No one ends up using “every-3-hours” routes in day-to-day life. Every 3 hours can work for the tourist who doesn’t want to rent a car, but people with jobs won’t accept that if they miss the bus, the next one is in 3 hours. These routes effectively become useless and contribute to the narrative that public transit isn’t practical.
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