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Old Posted Mar 20, 2024, 5:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere View Post

The answer to the original question is a wide variety of small factors combining:

1. higher vehicle costs
2. Built Form differences supporting transit more
3. Lower incomes
4. Different cultural attitudes
5. Different racial histories of cities leading to different stigmas and higher transit use in middle income households
6. Different infrastructure choices meaning vehicle vs. transit use practicalities are very different for many trip types

probably a few more thrown in there, and a lot of those intermix as well.

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solid summary
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