alt Hacker NewsSeattle LRT has about the same usage as some german systems trams that are like 20x smaller. For a whole lot of the population that life around Atlanta and Seattle the public transport isn't workable.
Seattle LRT has about the same usage as some german systems trams that are like 20x smaller. For a whole lot of the population that life around Atlanta and Seattle the public transport isn't workable.
It is workable for far more people than will make it work. Particularly in tech jobs.
The underlying issue remains that it is seen as a poor person option. As soon as people can afford a car, they get one.
Back when I didn't have a car, my future wife and I saw a comedian that literally had a joke about being above the poverty line of "do you take the bus?"