• mad_lentil@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      With adequate public transportation, it becomes much more comfortable and convenient.

      My city installed a few additional bike paths, and added some more buses, and the difference is huge.

      I don’t even need a car except when traveling longer distances.

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          6 months ago

          You’ve got to invest in it before it gets good. You’ve got decades of car centric infrastructure inertia making cars the more convenient choice. All you’ve got to do is invest just enough to make alternatives actually possible.

          I don’t know the challenges of your specific infrastructure, but there are certainly improvements that could be made

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              6 months ago

              Indeed, I think something’s got to give if we’re to have any future worth living. Probably very many things should change. I’m a bit of an misanthrope myself, so getting used to more communal arrangements is painful.

              Would you be more likely to champion a less attractive option if it was part of a larger initiative to make a better world?