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DontDropThSoap t1_jb4ttrp wrote

Reply to Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

Imagine if it had any meaningful support whatsoever instead of private firms capitalizing off of making any public works as cheap and profitable as possible

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birthdaycakefig t1_jb4tsmu wrote

Reply to comment by ssnover95x in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

If cities do end up going mostly car share/taxi, there’s a ton of parking that could be new functional lanes.

Most smaller streets in Manhattan could fit 2 proper lanes and a 2 way bike lane if it weren’t for the free parking.

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guy_guyerson t1_jb4tkns wrote

Reply to comment by geographresh in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

> increasing urbanization

That's exactly what jumped out at me when I read 'since 2001'.

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LawHelmet t1_jb4sr5u wrote

Reply to comment by Yolo_420_69 in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

Dude. I was in DC. Samesies but Penn Ave solo from straight down the middle of the Mall and along the Reflecting Pool and places bicycles can go but motorcycles normally cannot.

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LawHelmet t1_jb4shnz wrote

Reply to comment by Notspherry in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

I used to cycle to work when work had showers that were worth a damn.

Europe’s need for space efficiency vs America’s space availability is what decimates cycling as a normal mode of transportation.

Average commute time for an American is an hour. An hour in a car in traffic, is probably 2ish hours by bike. 12-15 miles an hour over any terrain on a bike is sweating, generally, and a respectable exercise pace.

Imagine doubling your commuting time. Where’s the time come from?

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methyltheobromine_ t1_jb4sebb wrote

Reply to comment by FraseraSpeciosa in Identifying Polarized Twitter Echo Chambers: A Case Study that identified a German echo chamber of 66K accounts mainly focused on topics like Anti-Covid Populism, Right-Wing Populism and Pro-Russian positions | Open Access by [deleted]

Reddit is an echo-chamber too. "Echo-chamber" is a feedback loop, not just right-wing feedback loops. Are you not understanding this on purpose?

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agentchuck t1_jb4s4n4 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

I think what they meant was that the roads are designed for everyone to get where they're going as safely as possible. They're not for "having fun", which usually translates into some selfish kid who watched too many F&F movies thinking their endorphin rush is more important than everyone else on the road.

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Notspherry t1_jb4rmgh wrote

Reply to comment by Lyzer_In_Space in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

This is one of the reasons good bike infrastructure is so important. A very large percentage of trips within cities are distances that are easily doable by bike. A nice electric cargo bike like an urban arrow costs 5k or so, but if it allows you to get rid of a second car it is insanely cheap to own and run.

One of the reasons that Copenhagen is a cycling city these days is that it was broke and could not afford to maintain the level of car infrastructure it needed. So they decided to encourage cycling. Basic cycling infrastructure is cheap and much more efficient than roads for cars.

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hawkwings t1_jb4q8k2 wrote

Reply to Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

Maybe Americans are poorer than they used to be, especially in cities. The US population most likely increased during that time period.

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rlbond86 t1_jb4q07o wrote

Reply to comment by subtracterall in Study reveals that although private automobiles continue to be the dominant travel mode in American cities, the share of car trips has slightly and steadily decreased since its peak in 2001. In contrast, the share of transit, non-motorized, and taxicab trips has steadily increased by giuliomagnifico

The main barriers to ridership are service level and coverage. Better to have more money to use on ops than just offering free rides with low service.

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