Betty that is key to making it work.
Make ares where Cars cannot travel. Make public transport simple and easy and
you would be surprised how it works.
The Europeans have us beat when it comes to most transportation ideas.
Part of our problem stems back to Americas individualism and short term goals.
Yes, and no. You're definitely right about setting long term goals.
Individualism doesn't mean that people can't also work together to get
good things done--selfishness does.
One of the big problems is the breakdown of our education
system--teaching to the tests, dumbing down the rest. When I was in
school, we all had to take civics and government in high school. In
grade school we had current events in Social Studies or History classes
every week. We even had to learn how to read a broadsheet newspaper on
public transportation by folding it so it wouldn't get in the face of
someone sitting next to you.
Europeans read. They read newspapers, magazines and lots of books. Our
kids aren't required to read and write nearly as much as I did in
school. I don't care if they can program their computers in 6th grade.
They need history and geography and literature and science and a bit of
economics to be educated, contributing members of society, instead of
another extension of the "ME" generation, wallowing in their selfishness.
Public transportation is an integral part of civilized society. Instead
of complaining about it, make it work better--and with free WiFi.
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