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nxylas

(6,440 posts) Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:37 PM Oct 2015

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The argument for public transportation in one GIF

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The argument for public transportation in one GIF (Original Post) nxylas Oct 2015 OP

They need to improve all around public transportation before yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #1

Agreed nxylas Oct 2015 #2

Definitely! yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #3

And if that "one light rail" train actually went where those people wanted to go... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #4

Yup. FiveGoodMen Oct 2015 #12

Simplified, perhaps, but hardly misleading nxylas Oct 2015 #17

Whoa, Skinner just rec'd this thread! nxylas Oct 2015 #5

.....heh..... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #8

That's pretty graphic, WOW! Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #6

I'm just thinking about it here in Los Angeles... SoapBox Oct 2015 #7

They used to talk about extending the Disneyland monorail to LAX. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #11

"A developed country is NOT one in which the poor drive cars, bvar22 Oct 2015 #9

going to send that one to my idiots, as well. niyad Oct 2015 #16

Every urban area needs to be designed around bikes passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #10

Meanwhile in China... progressoid Oct 2015 #13

The future will be decided by us, or for us, WHEN CRABS ROAR Oct 2015 #14

I am going to send this to our transit director, and the fools who run the lousy transit system here niyad Oct 2015 #15

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. They need to improve all around public transportation before

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:38 PM

Oct 2015

That becomes reality.

nxylas

(6,440 posts)

2. Agreed

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:40 PM

Oct 2015

But it's good to be able to visualise the goal.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. Definitely!

Reply to nxylas (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:47 PM

Oct 2015

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. And if that "one light rail" train actually went where those people wanted to go...

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 01:00 PM

Oct 2015

when they wanted to go there and back more of them would take it.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

12. Yup.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:34 PM

Oct 2015

That graphic is a bit misleading.

Also, that hypothetical train is damned crowded!

nxylas

(6,440 posts)

17. Simplified, perhaps, but hardly misleading

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 02:28 AM

Oct 2015

It was designed to illustrate the amount of space taken up by different modes of transportation. It wasn't intended to be a complete primer on urban planning.

nxylas

(6,440 posts)

5. Whoa, Skinner just rec'd this thread!

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 01:20 PM

Oct 2015

I feel like a Catholic who's just kissed the hand of the pope.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

8. .....heh.....

Reply to nxylas (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:53 PM

Oct 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

6. That's pretty graphic, WOW!

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:33 PM

Oct 2015

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

7. I'm just thinking about it here in Los Angeles...

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:44 PM

Oct 2015

Pure gridlock...we have something like 1,000,000 people in 25,000,000 cars...at least that is what it feels like.

Public transportation sucks.

And what are our "leaders" locally and in the state doing/saying?

Zip.

Oh ya...bullet train to Vegas and/or bullet train from LA to SF.

But I can't get to LAX from 16 miles away.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

11. They used to talk about extending the Disneyland monorail to LAX.

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:25 PM

Oct 2015

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

9. "A developed country is NOT one in which the poor drive cars,

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:07 PM

Oct 2015

but one in which the Rich use Public Transportation."

niyad

(119,632 posts)

16. going to send that one to my idiots, as well.

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 09:45 PM

Oct 2015

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

10. Every urban area needs to be designed around bikes

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:17 PM

Oct 2015

and public transport that can carry bikes.

We really need to get people walking and riding more...get this country healthy again.

progressoid

(50,734 posts)

13. Meanwhile in China...

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:36 PM

Oct 2015

WHEN CRABS ROAR

(3,813 posts)

14. The future will be decided by us, or for us,

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:54 PM

Oct 2015

witch way would you prefer?

niyad

(119,632 posts)

15. I am going to send this to our transit director, and the fools who run the lousy transit system here

Reply to nxylas (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 09:44 PM

Oct 2015

stupid, short-sighted, ignorant, automobile-loving idiots who HATE the idea of the commons, of actually SERVING the public.

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