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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (37967)9/8/2003 1:42:43 AM
From: Seeker of Truth  Read Replies (1) of 74559
 
No doubt about it, the auto companies and the oil companies have won their big fight against public transportation, as exemplified by your lamentable situation. There should be five times as many subways, branching all over what is after all a huge city. Lots of areas only have one bus per hour connecting them with the rest of town. My only point is the dependence on oil is just one of those factors pushing us toward TEOTWAWKI.
Take a look at the subway map of Tokyo or Osaka. Then you'll see how a dense population can be accommodated. Of course you can't get across Tokyo in 30 minutes but in any case that city was not built presuming everyone has a moral responsibility to drive a car.
Subways make poor people richer. The difference in cost between subways and driving a car is of course big. So the "money-wasting" depends on the view point, right?
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