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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the second two are only true when your city is so spread out to make room for huge roads and parking lots between everything. Not to mention zoning laws that make it illegal to build denser housing, or to build a grocery store near where people live.

That's all definitely true! Sometimes people just live in areas that weren't designed well, or they live in a different place than where they work by preference or availability.

If someone normally cycles to work in 20 minutes, it might be worthwhile to have a car available as a backup for days that are extra hot or extra blizzardy.

[–] rImITywR 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even if someones neighborhood wasn't designed well, changing zoning laws to allow for more density may make it more viable to put transit there. Then this hypothetical person's normally 20 minute cycle could become a 5 minute walk + 10 minute tram ride on extra hot or extra blizzardy days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, definitely. The post was about bicycle vs. car though, so that's what my comment was based on. When we add public transit into the equation, it becomes a bigger and more wholesome picture.