@PugJesus to Fuck CarsEnglish • 14 days agoThis country needs some fuckin' reform.imagemessage-square200arrow-up1884arrow-down138
arrow-up1846arrow-down1imageThis country needs some fuckin' reform.@PugJesus to Fuck CarsEnglish • 14 days agomessage-square200
minus-square@pressanykeynowlinkEnglish2•13 days agoWhy isn’t public transport popular in the US? It’s cheaper, it’s cleaner, it saves time, it’s overall better if done right.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-212 days agoWell part of it is this conspiracy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy But mostly you can blame Eisenhower for wanting to make US cities harder to nuke, racism for making suburbs appealing for segregationists etc.
Why isn’t public transport popular in the US? It’s cheaper, it’s cleaner, it saves time, it’s overall better if done right.
Well part of it is this conspiracy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
But mostly you can blame Eisenhower for wanting to make US cities harder to nuke, racism for making suburbs appealing for segregationists etc.