As an ex-city bus driver, I can only say that every one one of the following points is right on target.
1. Transit is slow (You can often get to where youâre going faster on a bicycle)
2. It doesnât go where you want to go.
3. Itâs expensive.
4. Lack of privacy and security.
5. Our cities arenât built for it. (It works well overseas because their cities donât sprawl all over the place)
6. Transit infrastructure is crumbling.
7. It doesnât carry freight/.
8. Life is complicated.
9. Itâs demeaning.
Bonus 10. Europeans donât use transit much either.
For all these reasons, just 5 percent of American commuting is by transit while 86 percent is by car. When all travel is counted, transit represents less than 1 percent of the total. Yet transit subsidies per passenger mile are 50 to 100 times as great as subsidies to driving. The solution is not to increase subsidies for one form of travel or another but to end all transportation subsidies and let people choose how to get around based on the real costs of travel.
Full story @ Why Few Americans Use Transit
1. Transit is slow (You can often get to where youâre going faster on a bicycle)
2. It doesnât go where you want to go.
3. Itâs expensive.
4. Lack of privacy and security.
5. Our cities arenât built for it. (It works well overseas because their cities donât sprawl all over the place)
6. Transit infrastructure is crumbling.
7. It doesnât carry freight/.
8. Life is complicated.
9. Itâs demeaning.
Bonus 10. Europeans donât use transit much either.
For all these reasons, just 5 percent of American commuting is by transit while 86 percent is by car. When all travel is counted, transit represents less than 1 percent of the total. Yet transit subsidies per passenger mile are 50 to 100 times as great as subsidies to driving. The solution is not to increase subsidies for one form of travel or another but to end all transportation subsidies and let people choose how to get around based on the real costs of travel.
Full story @ Why Few Americans Use Transit