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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago

"boss battle"

So fucking cringe.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 85 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The best is when the grocery stores are so close that you don't need a car or a train. Japan does it right. You can always walk to at least one grocery store.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's not only Japan, I dare to say most countries have grocery stores within walkable distances.

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Woke agenda:

Legs, Gondolas, Buses, Trams

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 131 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Many cities at one time had trolley service which did local point to point connection. Then they were forced out because there was more profit in growing car dependency.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 19 hours ago

There were forced out because they had to pay for the road surface but vehicles could use it for free and cause damage. They also would block the trolley because people have always been assholes.

More importantly they had contracts with the cities with set fares and the cities wouldn't let them increase the fares so they went bankrupt. source

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[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 121 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah right, let me just walk to the supermarket XD

is back in 25 minutes with bag of grocceries

:o

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 day ago (4 children)

"I don't want to carry bags all that way!"

Here. Take a backpack.

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[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah there's this thing called LIGHT RAIL, but even heavy rail, the NYC subway and BART are actually both heavy rail transit systems that one could absolutely casually take to the grocery store.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Their real issue is they think they have to travel 20+KM to the closest Walmart every time they want to buy something.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 95 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

1: I've taken the metro to get groceries loads of times

2: Trams

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 57 points 1 day ago (5 children)

If you have to take a train to the grocery, that's a failure in local planning and a business opportunity. That said, not every store has everything and I, too, have taken a train to the grocery store for fancier/rarer things.

In some parts of rural Japan, we also have a grocery truck carrying staples and things you requested the last time they came from the actual store. This is a huge lifeline to some rural elderly people, but I don't see why it couldn't be more broadly applied in other areas.

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[–] kaprap@leminal.space 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get her point but trams!!!

I think she should see a city with trams and see how useful it is when implemented properly :)))

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

Yes, it's called a tram. It's how I get to the shops, city centre, etc.

[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What if trains weren't slow? 🤔

[–] Sivecano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Wdym? In what clown world are trains slow?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Me watching the cars crawling on the highway at 120 km/h when I zip by at 330 km/h in my comfortable TGV seat, playing on my Steam Deck.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Playing online on the steam deck even

The future is now

[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

THE LAAAAAAAND OF THE FREEEEEEE! 🇺🇸🦅🛻🔫

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Sivecano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Oh no! Trust me. Free market capitalism is gonna bring us so much innovation! "

  • brings you broken infrastructure
  • slow trains
[–] KnowledgeableNip@sh.itjust.works 6 points 22 hours ago

If I wanted to take the train from my city to NYC, I'd end up spending about as much as a flight and I'd be on the trip for about 34 hours.

Freedom! Prestige!

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

They are slower than driving except in peak traffic. Caltrain san Francisco to san Jose is about 2x driving time, and on neither end does the train get you into real downtown. San Jose is close but still a 15 minute walk before you get to anything interesting. Francisco is in a relatively shady area near a stadium, also 15 mins from market.

If you don't have to park, getting to the airport by transit involves switching from Caltrain to BART at a random suburb so as an example San Jose to SFO is 30 mins by car, 1:30 by train. Note the tracks for the Caltrain and Bart are parallel here.

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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trains also work to get other traffic off the road too. It solves congestion for everybody, not just you. That way when you do have to drive a car, there are fewer of them on the road.

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