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cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/113485559637864463

La soluzione al #traffico era già nota nel 1927

In un manifesto dell'azienda di trasporto di Wichita Falls, si chiede di dare priorità al trasporto di massa, perché molto più efficiente: in un #tram possono sedersi comodamente le persone portate da ben 28 #auto (con 2 persone per auto, stima ottimistica).

100 anni fa era già tutto li: problema e soluzione

@energia #mezziPubblici #mobilitaSostenibile

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https://www.facebook.com/100033858551663/posts/1365019054636700/

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[–] flavonol@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How do you interpret "averages 1 3-5 passengers"?

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 2 points 5 hours ago

It's country of the freedom, so it's weird.
My interpretation: 1 3/5 = 1.6

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Weird to think that a conservative ass tiny Texas town with absolutely NOTHING in it besides an Air Force base was once pushing community benefits like street cars.

I wonder what it could've been today if they had gone with this plan 100 years ago. 🤔

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

It recently came upon me when crossing a crosswalk that during the entire duration of the green light cycle, the one streetcar has carried more people than the rest of the cars that crossed.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the Italian translation, it was very helpful.

Bene!

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 1 points 5 hours ago

Credits to the original poster 😅

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Capitalism thrives on violently enforced inefficiency.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 9 points 9 hours ago

You might even be able to sell a "solution" to the inefficiency you created out of profitability.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago

How quaint, imagine people sharing their cars with others.

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 3 points 8 hours ago

COUCHES THO

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 36 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yea but the street car won't drop me off directly at my door in the suburbs 20 minutes out of town where I pay cheaper property taxes. Why should my taxes pay for something only the city people can use? Once my car is parked downtown it isn't in anyone's way while I'm at work. /s

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 15 points 11 hours ago

It's extra funny cause city ppl are actually subsidizing car infrastructure in the burbs.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 29 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Most on the main road in my area is one person. How many times have I missed the bus and had to wait 20 mins for the next one, because I can't cross the road to the stop, because 4 people need to get by in their cars.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 25 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Or your bus is late because impatient drivers won't let it merge back into traffic, and it doesn't get signal priority so 20 people on a bus could be wating at a red just to let 4 cars make a left turn. Since these factors slow the bus down, people find other ways like getting a car, and then the bus doesn't get used and the city can't fix it by just throwing money at.

Bring back dedicated transit lanes and transit priority. Lets make transit faster than driving because it really should be.

[–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

Transit wins even if it's only slightly slower than driving since it's cheaper, more relaxing, can be used by children and blind people and can bring you directly downtown without needing to park.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

I'm a fan of the overhead railways that have gone out of fashion. A few places still have/use them afaik, but I don't think any area has put in a similar train/trolly system in decades.

By moving the tracks away from the road entirely, car people can have their ever important streets (/s) and everyone else can continue unimpeded by vehicles.

I mean, I'd rather have it so that we just replace roads in cities with public transit like LRT, but there's just too many drivers that wouldn't agree with the proposal and so it would never pass.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 11 hours ago

So true. That's a huge fuckin street car

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 14 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

yea, but how can i show off my gigantic clownshoes pavement princess with truck nutz if i'm sitting in a street car?

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I do my best to be the change I want to see in the world and always de emphasize the significance of a vehicle as a status symbol.

I do it in small ways like not noticing what other people drive. Not taking a specific interest if someone wants to talk expensive cars. I’m not trying to rain on anybody’s parade, but I don’t want to give people the satisfaction over something that’s harmful to humans and harmful to the environment. Going out of my way to complement others about driving a vehicle that clearly meets their needs.

In general, I think we’d do well not to celebrate excess. We should recognize enough when we see it and strive for enough.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

lol i've been doing this since high school. one time i rode with a buddy in his brand new mustang and i just kept yammering on about whatever we talked about back in the day, giving zero reaction or comment to his peeling out, stunt car driving etc. you could feel the inflated sense of superiority evaporate from the vicinity

[–] Ediacarium@feddit.org 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Maybe you could start with wearing the truck nutz yourself?