There's opposition in Japan too. They just break through it, by legal means, extra-legal means, and if that's too slow, throwing a bunch of money at the problem. Same with Korea, same with China. Trust has nothing to do with the economics of being able to operate trains.
Alcoholicorn
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What big decoupling?
"Let Me Know", it's not that uncommon.
On the first date?
That exists outside America, and where it exists within America, rent is too high because everyone wants to live there.
Other cities being more livable hasn't made the landlords and small business owners who own city governments across America decide to allow public transit.
Good transit takes decades to build. Remote workers and startups can have it today if they just move to a place that does it better, while also solving other issues, such as insane rent and the prospective of being thrown into a concentration camp.
You just need regular, quick service within bicycle/motorbike range. There's unmanned platforms in Japan that have a daily ridership of literally 2 people, usually the same person taking the train to work.
People are limited to where they can live by work.
"just move to the middle of nowhere and then build your own integrated public transit bro"
If there was some movement like that, it would be both easier and more effective to just move to a city with good public transit, Seoul or Beijing or Shenzhen if you have a fetish for electric cars.
What's the alternative?
Idk, I mean can't you just pick it up from context?
Lmk if you genuinely can't.
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I mean we did it to build the hoover dam. The legal mechanisms to do so still exist. The political will doesn't because mass transit is bad for oil and car manufacturers.