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Originally Posted by dl3000
If only transit were half as good here. Only the east coast comes close.
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The US over all will never be able to have a transit system like Western Europe because
a)most of the US has a very low population density. Generally, only the northeast corridor has enough density to justify buidling such transit systems.
b)because of the socialistic tendencies of Europe the taxes there are many much much higher than here, thus creating more funding for urban projects.
c)Europe as a society is much older and has had much more time to develop. Yes the US is trying to catch up but with the suburban sprawl mindset of much of the country, I'm not holding my breath.