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@BCKS8Y6 Agreements3mos ago

According to the US Government's Census information, less than 2% of daily trips are made using public transportation, as opposed to 87% of trips made in personal vehicles. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2021/acs/acs-48.pdf

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 @BCLSLHK from California  disagreed…3mos3MO

Very few trips are made using public transport due to the fact that public transport is heavily underfunded & under-utilized. Public transport is safer, less expensive, and more streamlined than driving, and plenty of people find public transport necessary. If more funding were to go into public transport, such as buses & trains, there would be more, better managed, and better serviced public transport. As of right now, public transport is pretty bare bones, but if it works in other countries, it'll work in America. Especially in times of inflation or economic crisis, where gas is expensive and public transportation is easy.

 @BCNJDLQ from Minnesota  disagreed…3mos3MO

I don't see any need to expand the highways, instead they should make public transports for all the people that can't afford a car and insurances. we already have enough roads and highways.

 @BCNW5Q7 from California  disagreed…3mos3MO

that restricting capacity fails to account for population growth and economic necessity, effectively "strangling" economic growth and forcing daily commuters into unmanageable congestion.

 @BCLVP2HRepublican from Oregon  agreed…3mos3MO

Very few trips are used with Public Transist whereas Highways are the thriving point of our country as most civilians use the interstates to commute to their jobs on a daily basis.

 @BCLVJP8  from South Dakota  agreed…3mos3MO

The government has no right to determine what free men utilize for transportation, it is up to the voluntary actions of men to determine what is most effective for a given community/between communities.

 @BCN6M3D  from Minnesota  agreed…3mos3MO

People need to run on there own terms rather than having to succum to the beliefs that people should travel together to save resources.

 @BCN6NDQ from California  disagreed…3mos3MO

This low usage is only due to the shoddy, underfunded state of public transit and excessive automotive infrastructure in the US, and is not seen in other comparable developed countries in Europe and Asia. The current state of public transit reflects poorly on America.

 @BCLTGSK from California  disagreed…3mos3MO

Banning highway expansions can worsen congestion and unfairly impact people who rely on driving, especially lower-income commuters.

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