Encouraging people to embrace alternatives to the car – still the dominant mode of travel in Switzerland – means factoring human decision-making into the equation.
What if we built walking and public transport options with the same zeal as we did lanes and parking lots? In contrast, can Americans even imagine a world in which government neglects private transport, and doesn’t assiduously build a path for cars to every conceivable destination?
In short, the lack of public transport is a deliberate policy choice, rather than a problem with public transport per se.
I would love to take public transport, if the public transport actually served my area.
What if we built walking and public transport options with the same zeal as we did lanes and parking lots? In contrast, can Americans even imagine a world in which government neglects private transport, and doesn’t assiduously build a path for cars to every conceivable destination?
In short, the lack of public transport is a deliberate policy choice, rather than a problem with public transport per se.