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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.”

  • @TheDoctorDonnaEnglish
    9•1 year ago

    That’s definitely not a problem everywhere. The buses we use in Canada are very disability friendly and we have programs to teach kids how to ride the bus alone. We have bike racks on the front of our buses too, so we can combine modes of transportation.

    The biggest problem with public transit over here is lack of funding and infrastructure. The bus system is intentionally kept shitty here so that people will opt to buy cars where possible.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•1 year ago

      Here the public transit was sold to private companies by the government. It still costs a huge sum of money but they have less strict laws when it comes to accessibility. The government is very much a boot licker of the car industry here and Germany in general has a weird car culture.

      “Barely functioning” is good enough for public transport, that seems to be the overall attitude, even in the general population.

      People here have no trouble walking to stops and bikes / scooters are common, so the premises are there. But instead of taking the final leap and improving public transportation so that more people switch, they are currently moving backwards it seems.

    • @uisEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      programs to teach kids how to ride the bus alone

      Seems to be america-specific thing. Everyone I know just used buses since being kids just fine.

      • @TheDoctorDonnaEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        That’s nice, not everyone lived in the city as kids and not everyone is comfortable letting their young children roam the city alone. Everyone has different lives.