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LisaM

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15. They are doing that in Seattle but also squeezing out the buses
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:48 PM
Dec 2024

in favor of light rail. And the light rail is a big snake through the city that does not stop near the grocery stores or theatres. Worse, it breaks down a lot. Every time they add an extension they strip bus routes. Most recently they got rid of a bus route that was a 20 minute ride from a transit center to a popular lake nearby and replaced it with a ride on light rail with a transfer to a bus that turned the trip into 48 minutes at best, stops farther away from the lake, and is dependent on the light rail not breaking down. Whoever is responsible for planning this needs to be put in jail.

They keep putting up huge apartments near the light rail with no surrounding neighborhood conveniences. They want us to transfer and wait at bus stops for long periods of time. Then they cut the buses.

I rarely use a car (we have one, which my partner takes to work because he has to, there is no transit there doesn't involve an hour and a half commute and a walk at night and he often leaves at 4:00 am before the light rail runs).

Having a car might make people unhappy but every time I am confronted with the length of time it takes for me to get anywhere on foot and transit combined, I get depressed. It's difficult and time consuming and half the sidewalks in Seattle are blocked off by the fucking endless construction.

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Agree completely. sop Dec 2024 #1
I hate car culture. It was designed by the oil & gas & car industries. CrispyQ Dec 2024 #2
There are US towns building for lifestyles of public transit bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #3
lotta that in chgo. mopinko Dec 2024 #4
They are doing that in Seattle but also squeezing out the buses LisaM Dec 2024 #15
That's happening in Biddeford/Saco area of Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #12
Those of us living in rural areas have no desire to move to high density cities n/t MichMan Dec 2024 #5
Nobody is asking you to. hunter Dec 2024 #8
But the better solution is to provide public transit for those living in rural areas. erronis Dec 2024 #13
I don't romanticize small town life in the U.S.A. hunter Dec 2024 #22
Needless and extraneous driving no_hypocrisy Dec 2024 #6
Recommended. CoopersDad Dec 2024 #7
Work from home could be a viable substitute, intheflow Dec 2024 #9
My company declared "we're better together" and dragged everyone back to the office Orrex Dec 2024 #10
Don't forget the people that need to get groceries, doctor appointments, etc. erronis Dec 2024 #14
Good lord, don't patronize me. intheflow Dec 2024 #16
I'm a nerous wreck getting in the car with all the bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc on the road. Peregrine Took Dec 2024 #11
City living is better for the environment probably yeah. Lucky Luciano Dec 2024 #17
And the financial cost! Purchase, insurance, maintenance, fuel, repairs. SharonAnn Dec 2024 #18
I love my car, but I truly hate that I need to have one! yellowdogintexas Dec 2024 #19
I'm so much happier now that I'm not car dependent Laurelin Dec 2024 #20
I haven't kept a car in twenty years. Grasswire2 Dec 2024 #21
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