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Relative-Ad-3217 t1_itur7d5 wrote

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How about making those places more bike-able ?

Rentable e-bikes/scooters?

How about more reliable and frequent bus services between train stations?

Essentially it's privatizing a public problem.

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gurenkagurenda t1_ituxga4 wrote

That's a very different claim from "solving a problem that doesn't exist." And the problem with all of your "how about" whatevers is that we've seen for decades now that many cities are not solving these problems, and there's very little sign that that's going to change any time soon. And not simply because people are stubborn, but because tons of actual practical challenges are intertwined with the political gridlock.

I don't know if you've noticed, but the planet is falling apart right now. We don't have the luxury of waiting for a thousand broken city governments to get their shit together and solve their transportation problems. Even if things like this are only intermediate solutions, if they help, that's a good thing.

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Relative-Ad-3217 t1_itv545b wrote

No doubts it's much better than doing nothing.

The problem is it can easily turn into a green washing scenario.

I think many "no-brainer" tech-fixes to the current ecological challenges must always be critiqued.

Especially since they may work against attempts to create valuable structural abs policy changes.

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PaulTheMerc t1_iu09xa2 wrote

While rentable could work, the fees keep adding up. Ownership is ideal

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