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Old 05-01-22, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GhostRider62
Unlike rail lines linking villages as in Europe, people do not live on the Interstate highways nor do they commute to a shop in town for work or to buy stuff. I have never lived anywhere in the USA where mass transit was available at all or would conceivable work.
It works in some larger cities *IF* you both live AND work in the right parts of the city with rail access to both. But at best that covers maybe 10% of a city's population. Here in the Atlanta area, MARTA clams a daily ridership of around 500,000.... in a metro area of around 6 million.

MARTA is supposedly also "Bike Friendly" - Bringing a Bike? No Problem. Wheels Are Welcome on MARTA - but I haven't tried it myself yet. Nearest MARTA station is 7.2 miles.... 6 miles of which is a 6-lane "arterial" road with no bike lanes and traffic typically 50-60 MPH even though the speed limits only 35 mph and 40 MPH depending on section. It would be downright suicidal.
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