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@9GLC2BV Agreements3yrs ago

If we give citizens viable options for alternative transportation, they will choose what works best for themselves

The problem is there aren’t great options for alternatives. We invest heavily in cars in this country while we should have affordable options for not just inner city travel, but also commuting from suburbian areas and cross-country high speed rail systems. We are a nation of innovation and it’s time we start behaving as one instead of just claiming it. Building greater transportation systems that don’t just rely on cars will enable better access to work, childcare, healthcare, commerce, even vacations! It will also provide many new jobs while helping to lower our negative impact to the Earth. It’s a strategy that has no losers. Let’s start putting our American minds to work on this to bring the future home to the present!

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 @9GL96ZNWomen’s Equality from Michigan  agreed…3yrs3Y

I agree with this, i think there should be more available bus routes that travel all over the city, as well and trains, the United kingdom has trains that travel through all their cities and it is very beneficial to them

 @9JDB9JC from Oklahoma  commented…2yrs2Y

The U.S. isn't the Uk though at all. Just because it worked for the UK doesn't mean the same implementation of utilizing trains alongside buses wouldn't work for the U.S. as our land is much greater, state and federal government operates differently, etc.

 @9KSYZK2Independent from North Carolina  commented…2yrs2Y

America is big, but that doesn't mean you're traveling from Seattle to Miami weekly. Rail has worked efficiently before and was very widespread (especially in the North,) and with enough determination, it can now work as well.

 @9GLD9Y9 from North Carolina  agreed…3yrs3Y

I agree having a more functional interstate and local road systems as well as a more developed bus and train system would greatly benefit the lower to middle class and cut down on fuel spending on just cars.

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