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I would love to see a parallel universe, where collective transportation obtained the upper hand. Where countryside railroads are still operating, and where roads/highways haven’t consistently led to the expropriation of millions of people worldwide, and to the current car-oriented urban nightmare. See Ivan Illich for a demonstration that car-oriented urbanization is hostile and counter-productive, as opposed to what he calls “convivial tools” (empowering technologies).
Yeah I agree it is much better than mosy places but it is still a far cry from an infrastructure that is designed around public means of transportation. It’s more like public transport had to be adapted to a cities that were built for on-road vehicles. I don’t dislike it but public transport has more room to be efficient, comfortable and extensive especially if it is given priority over cars.
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