Greg is gonna shit on the floor when he'll learn that happens everywhere in Europe.
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
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In socialist Europe, I walk to the groceries, comrade... I take 15min train ride from home to work in the city center... and I wait no longer than 5 minutes on train because that's its frequency.. but I have no car...
Damn it must suck to live in such terrible conditions
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I beg these people to imagine a world where you don't need to get in a vehicle to buy essentials.
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Introducing:the tramway!
Wait until they hear about the Bus. But probably is for the best they don't, their head would explode at the thought
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Working from home is the only way to really beat traffic.
No congestion at all. Not even an overcrowded train.
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.
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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.
Capitalist government when public transport (a public service) is not making profits
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Yeah right, let me just walk to the supermarket XD
is back in 25 minutes with bag of grocceries
:o
"I don't want to carry bags all that way!"
Here. Take a backpack.
Shopping trolleys have grown in popularity in Sweden in recent years, sort of like a rolling suitcase but with more space, specifically made for grocery shopping.
Personally, I use a pannier basket on my bike though. Best way to shop for sure
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1: I've taken the metro to get groceries loads of times
2: Trams
People really need to commute for groceries? Like, I have the store 1 block away. Americans don't know they can walk?
The closest (and not my preferred because it's kind of expensive) grocery store would be a 2 hr round trip walking distance from me
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Food deserts are a thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
They impact millions of people.
Yeah, it's fucked up.
TIL
Most Americans leave too far away from any supermarket, even if there were roads that could take you there, either by walking or cycling.
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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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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.
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.
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Woke agenda:
Legs, Gondolas, Buses, Trams
Yes, it's called a tram. It's how I get to the shops, city centre, etc.
"boss battle"
So fucking cringe.
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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