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Topic	Why is American public transit so ****ty compared to Europe?
Esrac 12/06/17 3:22:04 PM #11:	Balrog0 posted... Esrac posted... I think a lot of it has to do with the size of the US. It is a very large country and, aside from a few major metropolitan cities, you aren't going to find a lot of public transit options that beat the convenience of personal transportation. It's not just our size, it is 1) how urbanized we are and 2) how relatively small each of our cities are that second part is especially important -- Canada and the US both have about 80% of their residents living in urban areas, but Toronto is half the size of NYC while Canada is 1/10 the size of the US. The UK is marginally more urbanized than we are, but London is bigger than NYC even as the UK is 1/5 our size I think it's not just how urbanized we are, but how urbanized we aren't. I know that sounds paradoxical, but I mean there is a lot of rural area in the US where public transportation isn't really feasible. Especially in the Midwest and the South. I like in Louisiana and there are a lot of small towns and even our cities aren't that big. I think that also contributes to the value of personal transportation in the US. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Esrac <cite>Esrac posted [p:891705081] in Why is Ame... [t:76068665]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Esrac posted...</cite> <quote>I think a lot of it has to do with the size of the US. It is a very large country and, aside from a few major metropolitan cities, you aren't going to find a lot of public transit options that beat the convenience of personal transportation.</quote> It's not just our size, it is 1) how urbanized we are and 2) how relatively small each of our cities are that second part is especially important -- Canada and the US both have about 80% of their residents living in urban areas, but Toronto is half the size of NYC while Canada is 1/10 the size of the US. The UK is marginally more urbanized than we are, but London is bigger than NYC even as the UK is 1/5 our size</quote> I think it's not just how urbanized we are, but how urbanized we aren't. I know that sounds paradoxical, but I mean there is a lot of rural area in the US where public transportation isn't really feasible. Especially in the Midwest and the South. I like in Louisiana and there are a lot of small towns and even our cities aren't that big. I think that also contributes to the value of personal transportation in the US. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Esrac</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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