can we just have trains already please

There also seems to be a stigma against buses, though, where people are more willing to take a train than a bus.

I'll absolutely take a train over a bus if they are going to the same destination.

• train has fewer stops meaning train reaches the destination faster
• train has ultimate right-of-way, and doesn't have to stop for pedestrians on the tracks, red lights, or other things
• trains in some cities, go under waterways meaning more direct routes than busses
• there's more space inside trains and usually more choice of seats. Standing is also an option which isn't allowed on most busses
• acceleration and deceleration are more predictable and comfortable
• nearly all metro light rail trains are powered by electricity, while many city busses remain diesel

I live in a city with a decent network of busses and trains. The trains are just nicer. The trains aren't that different in fanciness to the busses, but they are bigger on the inside and I think that makes a big difference.

In the before shot the whole place is full of trees. So so many trees, I can see like 1/20th of them in the later picture.

Ugh. Jesus christ.

And yet, people living in vehicles are 'homeless' and looked down upon. They've left no room for anything else to be realistic

it does kind of remind me of the drill "Candles" tweet except the candles hear are automobile infrastructure. Another terrible ramification of all these roads is that unlike the housing there before it all creates polluted stormwater runoff. This is runoff that destroys aquatic habitats if left untreated

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No, trams are amazing. They're trains but on bus-stop scale. Perfect for transport across the core of a city

Trams are the best! I'll go out of my way to take a tram over a bus any day

They are just so much smoother

I used to commute from south of Baltimore to north of Baltimore. My home was five blocks from the light rail station and my work was a couple blocks in the light rail station.

I drove everyday and hadn't even tried to take the light rail because I already have a car and insurance and why pay another $5 a day too get to and from work.

My car had a mechanical problem and I didn't have time to fix it so I decided I would go ahead and take the light rail until work slowed down a little and I had time.

My car ride was right around 35 to 45 minutes. It took me about 10 minutes to walk to the light rail station The train could come anywhere between immediate and 20 minutes out the Baltimore light rail does not run on a set schedule. The train took about 30 minutes to get from my house to the center of town, At which point I had to switch to another train which could then take anywhere between zero and 15 minutes. That train then took about 35 minutes to get to work. Then I had to walk another couple of blocks which took on average about another 10 minutes They were long blocks.

So instead of losing an hour to an hour and a half everyday I was losing somewhere closer to 3-4 hours. Then on days where there was actually a problem, It might take 4 hours one way, or, God forbid there was a baseball or football game starting or stopping around the time I needed to come through.

Even where we have public transportation, we barely put forth enough effort to make it viable.

Technology is not mature yet, we'll need another 10 years til we could make those work.

YUP

I like the idea, but I have no clue how to regulate them properly. Right now it's chaos all over the world.

A pointlessly, stereotyping answer. The type of people willing to invest hundreds of dollars into a [e]bike are usually fit enough to ride them without undue difficulty.

That would be more efficient, but there are enough places with no bus or tram. And then you have services that are infrequent or shut down early and could use some help.

Neither takes you and your bags to your front door. Cars move more than 1 person too.

Which btw that program isn't doing too well. It's a huge cost right now, compared to more traditional public transit. And imagine that this is with regular "cheap" vans rather than more expensive vehicles. These also seem to be a small step better than Personal vehicles as I hear most rides are solo rides (which is not exactly the aim). What is great about micro is they support bikes, and people with disabilities to help reach the last mile in their trip.

So, exactly like when I was a kid riding the school bus and our household was the first one on in the morning and the last one off in the afternoon.

dang that's sad to see :/, also pretty funny that that's coming from someone who goes by the name "adam something"

That sounds rather conspiratorial.

I'm sure car manufacturers are lobbying for less busses, and a lot of it has to do now with government officials being so used to cars they don't know better. I doubt it has anything to do with governments wanting to restrict it's citizens

Of course not. Why would you think that?

The person you're responding to was not making a case for or against, just stating that a robo-taxi is not similar to a city bus.

from within 5 minutes of where you live and goes to within 5 minutes of where you want to be

That's technically true where I live but it would require waiting for a local bus at each end of most trips, and that's usually slower than walking.

My impression is that the robo-van is intended to be a taxi with some ride-sharing capabilities.

The Robovan is intended for the company’s Tesla Network, an autonomous ridehailing service for purpose-built self-driving cars