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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, “Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND.”
Image transcript:
Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, “Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND.”
Trains are great but people want their own personal bubble and don’t want to stand around outside waiting for a train especially since the timetable is out of their control
What people want and what is sustainable may be two different things and some people will just have to deal with that. Leave earlier and dress for the weather 🤷♀️
Ideal but large corporations and billionaires are not just going to stand by and let the government ban cars
We don’t need to ban cars, we just need to stop structuring literally everything around accommodating them. Also a difficult task, but far easier than banning cars.
Who said anything about banning cars?
Or, stay at home, and let someone else do the traveling.
Literally incongruous with how most folks will vote but sure
Because people still vote for money over prosperity.
Quite frankly as an American, I think it’s very American to even consider the timetable as out of your control. For a lot of places, the trains come so fast that you’re not even waiting for a few minutes - like most drivers take longer to get settled into their car seat before driving. The sorry state of American transit is absolutely not the pinnacle of transit.
This has been my sticking point with trains. In theory, it sounds fantastic and I’m all for it. The problem is is that Having a vehicle is so much nicer. Air conditioned and private transportation, whenever you want. Listen to what you want, go where you want.
Maybe if the train was much more convenient? I like the idea for travel more.
Public transit has this technology.
Headphones.
Public transit can solve these problems with more frequency and routes. Sometimes public transit goes places private transport can’t!
Can’t do this one.
For long-distance travel, sleeper cars on trains are even better – you can’t close the curtains and go to sleep if you’re driving across the country.
For short-distance travel, bikes and scooters!
Great point! Sleeper car rail in Canada is so terrible I tend to forget it exists.
Or, hell, just get one of those foldable ebikes that are all the rage these days. Technology is coming for cars just as it came for horses and nobody even realizes it.
Ehh, it’s more like comparing a hostel to a hotel room.
Would you trade your private bathroom for a public one? Considering you already had a private bathroom, going to a public one is a downgrade.
I recently bought a car for the first time in a decade. Driving is hell.
Move to the city and use a bike? Can’t or don’t want? Not a problem for the city or the people that live in it, you’re a guest, not a resident.