That’s a consequence of your and your neighbors’ failure to elect people who would govern properly, not a result of transit or density somehow being inherently non-viable.
Even in suburbia public transport is perfectly viable. You can set up networks of high-frequency stops places decently far apart, so the average person is maybe half a mile from the nearest stop. Then people can use micro-mobility options like scooters to cover that last mile.
And if there aren’t bike lanes or places for people to safely ride scooters? A city can create those overnight with a few traffic cones. There’s just no political will to do so. When gas is $7 a gallon, that might change.
This might be true in some European countries, but it’s not in the US. You don’t have to be rural to not have public transportation options.
But it does mean the lack of public transportation is illegitimate.
How so? It doesn’t exist. I can’t just will it into existence. It legitimately is not an option.
That’s a consequence of your and your neighbors’ failure to elect people who would govern properly, not a result of transit or density somehow being inherently non-viable.
ah right, it’s my fault
Even in suburbia public transport is perfectly viable. You can set up networks of high-frequency stops places decently far apart, so the average person is maybe half a mile from the nearest stop. Then people can use micro-mobility options like scooters to cover that last mile.
And if there aren’t bike lanes or places for people to safely ride scooters? A city can create those overnight with a few traffic cones. There’s just no political will to do so. When gas is $7 a gallon, that might change.