Why is it that some people get so agitated when you suggest that some other people can happily live without their own car?
I mean, sure, some places are extremely car-centric! But not all places where humans live are extremely car-centric, and some of the places that are extremely car-centric could be changed to offer more options to people who want to live without their own cars!
Welcome to the March 29th BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction:
Q1. Where are you posting from today? If you feel comfortable sharing, tell us a little bit about what you do for a living, something else that you do that's non-cycle-related (hobbies, etc).
PARATRANSIT: If you have a disability which prevents you from riding fixed-route buses, take advantage of Contra Costa's extensive #paratransit network. It offers no-transfer rides on trips spanning mutiple cities, service to San Francisco, and free rides for qualifying applicants. Learn more at https://511cc.org/paratransit.
Fare increases bring in new $ but also push away some riders who can't afford the service as a result.
CodeRedTO told CBC: “Public transit is part of our cities' blood system, delivering residents to schools and jobs and daycares and shopping. We want it frequent and reliable. But Mississauga transit riders may not feel they're seeing a reasonable return on that increased cost."
#BRT stations are taking shape on State Street in #MadisonWI. These were scaled down from their original design after business owners raised concerns that they’d be too intrusive. #PublicTransit
This is a response to the Canberra Times' weekly readers poll from the previous week.
The response suggest that if public transport was free, more people would be using it. But this is in contrast to the reasons people give for not using public transport. It is also worth noting that public transport is cheaper than private car ownership.
The LA Metro should arrange it so all the attendees of the Oscars take the subway to get there. They can all feel good about their leadership in the fight on climate change and it would be a hugely positive news story for them. I'm not watching the show again until they do this! #PublicTransit
Our next #TransitMeetup is on the books! Join us at Mountain View Transit Center on March 17 at 5:30 PM to celebrate transit staff and operators! Come discuss transit with other passionate transit fans and write notes of appreciation to drivers and agencies.
We’ll also be doing a group transit ride from West Valley College to the MVTC. Join us at the WVC Transit Center at 3:30 PM to ride with us!
Finding out there's a not insignificant amount of people think that a #15MinuteCity means creating little isolated island prisons is a whole new level of human idiocy that I wasn't expecting to ruin my day today.
Alright fuckers listen up. 15 minute cities are simply a city designed around the basic fucking principles of #urbanplanning and having actual walkable streets so that wherever you are in the city, or wherever your neighborhood is, you have all the basics necessities you need to go about your day within a 15 minute trip. This isn't isolated to singular neighborhoods or "zones". It's an interconnected network accross the entire city, in any place you are, in the city as a whole.
This isn't some new agenda, or just about #ClimateChange or the #environment, it's about designing our cities around human needs and #Community. It's how we used to have our cities before cars took over. If you need to go further, or prefer to go further, you can easily do so by #walking#publictransit or #biking. It's just going to take longer than 15 minutes. That's it. Shocking I know.
Why are people like this? Just take the train you fuckwits.