πšƒπšŠπš›πšŠπšœ π™Άπš›πšŽπšœπšŒπš˜πšŽ πŸš‡Jul 27, 2023
"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation."
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(A quote variously attributed to Meik Wiking, Enrique PeΓ±alosa...and Gustavo Petro. Whoever said it first, the insight continues to ring true.)
Photo: OrlΓ©ans, #France.
Jul 27, 2023 at 1:00pmWeb
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Another case in point: #Switzerland. The trams of #ZΓΌrich
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Show threadPierre BourdonJul 27, 2023

@straphanger those trams are two models behind at this point, can't wait for them to be replaced finally...

Not having low-floor on all the trams in 2023 is really a shame.

Show threadDavid HoJul 27, 2023
@straphanger You basically have to be rich to afford the trams in Zurich,
Show threadMJ RayJul 29, 2023
@davidho @straphanger You basically have to be rich to afford Zurich, no?
Show threadJay πŸ†˜Jul 27, 2023
@straphanger @jkottke tried to get to the bottom of this a couple years ago: https://kottke.org/21/11/where-the-rich-use-public-transportation
Where the Rich Use Public Transportation…

I ran across this quote while reading about what makes Tokyo work as a city: A developed country is not a place where the poor ha

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