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Tony0x01 t1_j0a1mzy wrote

Reply to comment by warnelldawg in How transit affects emissions: A map of average household CO2 emissions, with Metrorail routes added by Golden_Kumquat

I think you're more correct. A household's home energy usage is the primary contributor to emissions, moreso than transit. I strongly suspect OP of this thread is mistaking correlation for causation.

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the_bagel_warmonger t1_j0bgwaa wrote

Transit access usually leads to increased density because people want to live near transit. That's why transit oriented development exists. Second order causation would still be causation.

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Tony0x01 t1_j0dy848 wrote

I agree. I guess then it comes down to whether the density was there first or the transit.

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Free_Dog_6837 t1_j0cyrzh wrote

yeah compare gaithersburg, which has no metro (or at least you have to drive or bus to shady grove) but has high density, with the maryland side of chevy chase, which is right by the bethesda metro but is all large SFHs

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