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re: AP: Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before
Posted on 2/6/24 at 11:34 am to jclem11
Posted on 2/6/24 at 11:34 am to jclem11
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Europe and the U.S. are fairly similar in size with Europe (including Iceland) being slightly larger.
Population of European nations in 2023: 742 Million
Population of United States in 2023: 336 million.
Additionally, our population centers are not nearly as dense as those of Europe.
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Posted on 2/6/24 at 11:42 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Population of European nations in 2023: 742 Million
Population of United States in 2023: 336 million.
Additionally, our population centers are not nearly as dense as those of Europe.
This is a much more fair critique. A public transit option for the US has to account for these and plan accordingly if it's going to be useful. It's also why I'm not sold on a nationwide high speed rail network but would opt for local and regional legs. No one's taking a train from San Diego to Jacksonville over a flight, but Houston to New Orleans? Count me in.
It's also why local transit is so important. There's no use in getting somewhere if you have to rent a car once you get off at your stop.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 11:43 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Additionally, our population centers are not nearly as dense as those of Europe.
Funnily enough, an American city that is WAY more dense than most european cities took measures to reduce car traffic in its most dense areas and people on this board still complained about it.
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