Americans do not care about biklanes or modifying their cities in that way, they want driverless cars and more large multilane highways/roads so that's what we will get.
replyAmericans don't like walking/biking and love cars.
It's not really learned helplessness it's just what the vast majority of our country wants.
Remember the majority voters voted someone in who specifically campaigned on getting out of any climate change agreements and to bring back coal mining.
Then why is Amtrak breaking ridership records?
replyLosing $1.8B/year ($55/ride) isn't anything to be proud of.
replyRoads cost $200b a year and that doesn’t include the individual cost of owning a vehicle, fuel, insurance and maintenance. It also ignores the opportunity cost in having parking lots and land taken up by highways instead of being more economically productive in even small cities.
replyPeople are poor because of the economy and gave up on their car loans?
replySo you agree there should be more options besides cars?
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