Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
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On 02/27/07 15:29, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
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>> On 02/26/07 16:11, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
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>>>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:16:06PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote:
>>>>> That explains one of the reasons that public transportation is much
>>>>> better here, although in New York City, public transportation is also
>>>>> readily available (unless it is raining :) )
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>>>> Public transportation viability also depends on dense population
>>>> centers. Lots of places in the US are suburban (read up on the problem
>>>> of suburban sprawl sometime) and so are not really good markets for
>>>> public transportation.
>>> The irony being that suburbs are so large due to the removal of public
>>> transportation in favor of freeways...
>> Ummm, no.
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> Oh, I'm sorry, I guess after living in LA, I couldn't see the streetcar
> tracks through all the freeways and smog. Would you mind posting URLs to
> current photos?
You are confusing the two issues.
Suburbs are large because lots of people *want* to live in the
suburbs. Fresh air, green lawns, grilling on the patio while
watching the kids splash in the pool, etc.
*That* is what makes public transportation nonviable, not conspiracy
theories.
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