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Originally posted by svandamme
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not everybody can find work within walking distance of their home . ..
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. .and what then when not everybody can find
puplic transit within walking distance of their home ?
Seriously, over here we like our space. That pushes the population densiity lower, which in turn makes mass transit less viable for many areas.
I suppose that one could argue that we should change our urban and regional planning to better support density . . . but that is another topic. . . to better support transit . . . to better support a particular kindom (city)
FWIW, I see this model of 'The City" being thee place where everyone commutes to/from (the hub of all things work related) as diminishing. Thru increasing costs, Cities regularly push manufacturing out . .. then way out . .. and the worker follow. Mass transit, such as trains, can not reconfigure quickly enough to respond to the needs.
Of course, most cities build transit for one reason only . ..it brings them money & power, City officials want "All roads lead to Rome" - so to speak- This, so that they can have a captive tax base.
BTW, most of my commuting is done thru the internet and telephone.