I tried taking my family out on a weekend on transit. 40 minutes wait for a bus that had any room, an hour to travel 10km, and it cost us $10 each way for the family. I live in a major city but our transit is trash. It's not fit for a city of this size.

[–] doofer_name@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That sounds horrible. Public transportation is such a vital thing for citys to function properly as a place to live and not just work in. And dont get me started on small towns or the countryside where not owning a car basically means you’re fucked. I cannot wrap my head around how politicians just fail to see this. Climate change might be the most urgent, but by far not the only argument for better public transportation.

[–] ahto@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not fit for a city of this size.

Tokyo would like to have a word with you. It's not public transit in and of itself that is the issue, it's the implementation.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you read that wrong. They aren't saying public transit doesn't work in a city that size, but the public transit in their city isn't up to the standard it should be for a city that size.

[–] ahto@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

You're right, I see it now. My bad!