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Would you be for or against a complete public transportation system?

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give me a reasonable system that will get me to within reasonable distance of any place I would want to be and I would gladly give up my car. I would consider reasonable to be 2-4 city blocks, and a time frame to be just as long to about 50% slower (ie 1 hour trip is 1.5 hours, 20 minutes = 30 minutes).

I would love for there to be something in california that linked Sacramento -> San Fransisco -> San Jose -> Los Angeles -> Orange County -> San Diego. It would be neat if it could do the trip reasonable fast too, ie LA -> SJ in like 4 hours or something and was cheap, ie 20 one way or something.

I'll end my wishful thinking now.
 
Amtrak, that should be enough for you people to know that this is not a good idea.
 
Yes, I'd love to give up my big tank I drive so that I can be mugged on the subway. Excellent idea.
 
I think the U.S. does need a large scale government backed metro, something like the TGV system and then subways/buses in cities. That would take out a lot of cars off the road. They just have to make sure it's cheap to use.

But yes, I would feel like I need a personal vehicle.
 
I think that America needs a large government-run transportation system, but I don't think it should totally outlaw personal vehicles.
 
No.

It would be paid for with federal tax dollars, which means that people in rural Wyoming will be paying for mass transit in Boston and getting nothing out of it. If you mean mass transit to every single person, then tax payers in Boston would be paying to run super-expensive mass transit systems out into rural Wyoming.

If this were Luxembourg, then yes. Since this is America, absolutely not. I'd rather see more money put into research for battery capacity and fusion power.
 
Now, I have little experience with public transportation, but I would still say that I would handily prefer my own vehicle. It's convenience, and freedom. I enjoy driving, and I enjoy not being limited by others.

And I don't want to pay for it [a comprehensive nation-wide system].
 
I depend on public transportation every day. Still, I would be against mandatory public transportation. I am for better mass transit that is more prolific and more useful (schedules, access, locations, etc). I think the huge problem with mass transit is the typical negative scenario of waiting 30 minutes to get into a packed smelly bus or subway, only to be dropped off 2 miles away from where you want to go. This isn't attractive to anyone. On the other hand, I love the fact that I can swipe my metrocard, take a train that shows up every 5 minutes and go 100 blocks uptown in 20 minutes. This is not the situation with most areas though and not feasible.

What I would like to see though is better use of light rail type systems and mass transit options in fairly dense population areas and cities. Even more commuter rail. Absolute? No... More feasible? Yes please.
 
screw that, I want MY car, so I can drive when I want to, where I want to, in the car I want to.

And government-run public transportation is so full of fail too.
 
You can have my car when you pry the steering wheel from my cold, dead, hands. Until then, you're taking your life into your own hands if you try to steal it from me.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: Xanis
I think that America needs a large government-run transportation system, but I don't think it should totally outlaw personal vehicles.
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America needs a large, government-run anything like a fish needs a bicycle.

ZV
 
most US cities aren't planned for public transportation. It works in big cities (they're supposed to make money too) but suburbs are just... a lost cause. Regional trains (like BART) would work if it's planned well, parking and everything else.
 
too many variables. And face it, north america is sparcely populated, which means public transit is a losing battle. You do it because you have to, but you are going to lose tons of money. As in you measure it in metric tons.
 
Originally posted by: daniel1113
Originally posted by: I4AT
I mean if there was a large scale federally run metro, assuming that were possible, and motorized vehicles were outlawed for the individual, would you embrace it or do you feel you need a personal vehicle?
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Not under those conditions.
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That doesn't make any sense. Federally run programs CAN work when you have the right people in charge.
 
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
if you can figure out a way to economically connect several million square miles of land... be my guest
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We've done it before (interstates)... we can do it again
 
Originally posted by: joshsquall
No. Stop spending my tax dollars on stupid "feel good" bullshit.
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Like the Iraq War? A few days of Iraq money could probably get an excellent public transportation system in place in the continental US
 
Originally posted by: Eeezee
Originally posted by: daniel1113
Originally posted by: I4AT
I mean if there was a large scale federally run metro, assuming that were possible, and motorized vehicles were outlawed for the individual, would you embrace it or do you feel you need a personal vehicle?
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Not under those conditions.
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That doesn't make any sense. Federally run programs CAN work when you have the right people in charge.
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So can private companies. Given a choice, I'll always take private companies and free markets.
 
Such a total and complete public transportation system would be extremely inefficient. Private, personal transportation has its place no matter how much one might be in favor mass transit. They make park-and-rides for a reason. We can't pick up everyone at their door, and people at the very least need a way to get to the bus.
 
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