I have family who live in rural Norway, and yeah – they drive to the train station. Still a big improvement over having to drive all the way to work or the store.
And yeah-- I’m talking about small tiny towns having buses and trains. Look at a map of South Dakota. That’s the state where I live, and we had them.
The costs of driving aren’t directly on the driver, but are the sprawl, environmental problems, expensive infrastructure, and deaths caused by car use.
Direct per-trip costs can be fixed with government subsidies (which have been heavily given to cars in the past) and travel times can be fixed with higher quality infrastructure and transit-oriented development.
The point is that you are part of a larger community, and it’s appropriate to behave as such. People ride public transport every day, and you can too. You’re not better than anyone else, and if you have rural acreage, you can certainly afford the time and money to support the type of infrastructure that benefits the majority as well as our planet.
I have family who live in rural Norway, and yeah – they drive to the train station. Still a big improvement over having to drive all the way to work or the store.
And yeah-- I’m talking about small tiny towns having buses and trains. Look at a map of South Dakota. That’s the state where I live, and we had them.
Only works if the costs is less. No point driving to station to pay triple what driving would get you and take longer
The costs of driving aren’t directly on the driver, but are the sprawl, environmental problems, expensive infrastructure, and deaths caused by car use.
Direct per-trip costs can be fixed with government subsidies (which have been heavily given to cars in the past) and travel times can be fixed with higher quality infrastructure and transit-oriented development.
The point is that you are part of a larger community, and it’s appropriate to behave as such. People ride public transport every day, and you can too. You’re not better than anyone else, and if you have rural acreage, you can certainly afford the time and money to support the type of infrastructure that benefits the majority as well as our planet.