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Originally Posted by jd3189
Despite this being a contributing factor, the video was clear in showing that most American transit systems are mainly built to get you between downtown and a random outer suburb.
Traffic patterns should probably be analyzed in order to provide public transportation that is relevant to the working class. Once that happens, it can be sustainable and yield more development in the future.
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But that’s because most Americans are travelling between their office or workplace downtown and their home in a random outer suburb. The problem is the cities, not just the public transit systems.
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