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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58022486
Interesting article from 2018. But nothing has changed at all. Even the electric cars I see on the road are huge.
Im curious what people here would take to work. A 20 minute drive or an hour bike ride. Buses don’t exist near me nor will they. What are my options. It’s too hot, the weather is unpredictable, and im not spending an hour one way to work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti's_constant
People would in general change either their living place or place of work to be about a half hour’s trip. That would take some time sure, but people mostly aren’t going to bike an hour every day for many of the same reasons they don’t drive an hour every day.
i dont want people commuting to jobs everyday that are 10km away. i dont want that to be typical. just my thoughts on the matter
In all honesty, I would probably drive in your situation, though I might invest in a folding bike/e-bike I can toss in the trunk. It’s crazy how small those things are now! They had some Urtopias at the local bike shop last time I swung by, and I swear they fold up smaller than most adult scooters I’ve seen.
Fwiw my commute is about 35 min by regular bike, 25 by e-bike, 15 by car if the traffic is light (that’s a big if), or around 45 by bus. E-bike is my preferred option.
In a well designed urban society, cars will be the slowest mode of transport.
Trust me bro, we just need 1 lane only. Just one lane for cars, bro. And 6 lanes in each direction for busses and trains and bicycles.
If you say there will never be buses near you, I presume you don’t live in a city. If you did, I don’t see why the city creating a bus line there wouldn’t be possible.
For folks commuting from outside the city to inside, the best is a big car park outside the city next to a commuter train station. Make it frequent and reliable.