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[–] huginn@feddit.it 162 points 2 months ago (33 children)

Another demonstration of how NYC is the only real city in America and anywhere else is a suburb larping as a metropolis.

You can't call yourself a metropolis unless half the population uses public transit: change my view.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why isn't public transport popular in the US? It's cheaper, it's cleaner, it saves time, it's overall better if done right.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well part of it is this conspiracy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy

But mostly you can blame Eisenhower for wanting to make US cities harder to nuke, racism for making suburbs appealing for segregationists etc.

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