Next stop is Lincoln--I love this pic, you can see how low platforms actually work (terribly)pic.twitter.com/Ol1f0LV9yi
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partly accurate (there are other reasons); easy to address w enforced fare gates & ability to kick out disruptive passengers
main reason is that trains *as they exist now* in the US are not a useful way to accomplish most trips people want to take
few routes, infrequent service, are huge barriers. Badly maintained and outdated tech make the problem even worse
if you're trying to go somewhere odds are the car isn't just the BEST way, but the ONLY way to get there. Can you blame em?
the problem of state ownership and charity mentality hurts too--to take transit is almost as bad as taking welfare...
...but even if there were no image problem, it creates a very bad operating mentality: tailoring services to "the poor"...
...creates a service which is too circuitous to be useful *even for the poor,* while designing a network for general ridership
creates a service which is useful for everyone, *including* the poor Etc, etc, I could go on here
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