Comments on: US Census Reveals the Top 10 US Cities for Mass Transit Commuting http://inhabitat.com/us-census-reveals-the-top-10-us-cities-for-mass-transit-commuting/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: stephrodrig87 http://inhabitat.com/us-census-reveals-the-top-10-us-cities-for-mass-transit-commuting/comment-page-1/#comment-360589 stephrodrig87 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:09:24 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=304931#comment-360589 If people are so turned off by public transportation, they should try another way of getting to work: carpooling. Many people don't think they can find people to carpool with but with all of the websites out there designed for creating/finding rideshare-partners, it's harder to not find a carpool than it is to actually find one. I've tried Craigslist and eRideshare, but one of my favorites is Amovens.com. It's easy to post rides or find commutes. They even host holiday give-aways, such as a free $25 gas card for people who successfully set-up a carpool for the week of Thanksgiving. I would definitely recommend giving any of the above sites a try! If people are so turned off by public transportation, they should try another way of getting to work: carpooling. Many people don’t think they can find people to carpool with but with all of the websites out there designed for creating/finding rideshare-partners, it’s harder to not find a carpool than it is to actually find one.

I’ve tried Craigslist and eRideshare, but one of my favorites is Amovens.com. It’s easy to post rides or find commutes. They even host holiday give-aways, such as a free $25 gas card for people who successfully set-up a carpool for the week of Thanksgiving. I would definitely recommend giving any of the above sites a try!

]]> By: suaveant http://inhabitat.com/us-census-reveals-the-top-10-us-cities-for-mass-transit-commuting/comment-page-1/#comment-355010 suaveant Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:18:51 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=304931#comment-355010 People don't use mass transit because they don't like it, not because they need an education. At rush hours they are crammed, most of the time you are in a confined space with people you would cross the street to avoid if you were walking. Face it, people don't want to deal with other people, and THAT's the major failing of public transit. People don’t use mass transit because they don’t like it, not because they need an education. At rush hours they are crammed, most of the time you are in a confined space with people you would cross the street to avoid if you were walking. Face it, people don’t want to deal with other people, and THAT’s the major failing of public transit.

]]> By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/us-census-reveals-the-top-10-us-cities-for-mass-transit-commuting/comment-page-1/#comment-354965 caeman Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:53:44 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=304931#comment-354965 "...Although seven-tenths of Americans living in metro areas reside within 3/4 of a mile of public transit..." 3/4 of a mile is a little over 3900 feet, about 13 football fields. That might be your reason right there. Why walk upwards to 3,937 feet when your car is 20 feet away? And then you are parking right there at your work, instead of having to walk a possibly long distance from the public transit stop. Please, try to keep in mind that a vast majority of the American landscape is NOT a big city. Though the density of its populations may make it seem like the majority of the people live in in the big metros, we don't. Public Transit systems lead to a lot of government waste and tax payer fraud through over-budget contracts with "friends of the politician", unions and every spiraling maintenance costs without the constraints of a competitive system to keep everyone honest. Public transit is a racket and only the people that win are the politicians getting pay backs and the contractors that over-charge. New York City, with it's 13 million people, cannot even turn a profit, let alone break even. “…Although seven-tenths of Americans living in metro areas reside within 3/4 of a mile of public transit…”

3/4 of a mile is a little over 3900 feet, about 13 football fields. That might be your reason right there. Why walk upwards to 3,937 feet when your car is 20 feet away? And then you are parking right there at your work, instead of having to walk a possibly long distance from the public transit stop.

Please, try to keep in mind that a vast majority of the American landscape is NOT a big city. Though the density of its populations may make it seem like the majority of the people live in in the big metros, we don’t.

Public Transit systems lead to a lot of government waste and tax payer fraud through over-budget contracts with “friends of the politician”, unions and every spiraling maintenance costs without the constraints of a competitive system to keep everyone honest. Public transit is a racket and only the people that win are the politicians getting pay backs and the contractors that over-charge.

New York City, with it’s 13 million people, cannot even turn a profit, let alone break even.

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