Honestly, I don't understand why anyone who lives in the city owns a car. I mean the whole point of the city is that everything you need is nearby or accessable by public transportation.
Because the transit system is built on a spoke-model, which means that not only are there areas in the city you can't easily reach (45min+ commute minimum), but there are places further out you can't get to at all. It's hugely inefficient for many people because instead of just being able to move from one spoke to another, they have to go all the way in and all the way out.
Not only that, it's the height of hubris to assume everyone has a choice about whether they have a commute or not - people don't always get the perfect job with the minimal commute.
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Re: Tragedies like this never have to happen.
Date: 2005-11-23 05:34 pm (UTC)Because the transit system is built on a spoke-model, which means that not only are there areas in the city you can't easily reach (45min+ commute minimum), but there are places further out you can't get to at all. It's hugely inefficient for many people because instead of just being able to move from one spoke to another, they have to go all the way in and all the way out.
Not only that, it's the height of hubris to assume everyone has a choice about whether they have a commute or not - people don't always get the perfect job with the minimal commute.