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EddieDoyers
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Bad for da coal producers and da hemi b
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Major Asian cities have been light years ahead of US cities for decades when it comes to infrastructure. I'm not sure how people that move from those cities to here put up with the trash public transportation and roads we have
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One thing I've heard from everyone I know who has traveled to the US is that the public transport infrastructure is generally pretty terrible. I am legally barred from driving due to my depth perception, or rather lack thereof, so it's a blessing that our public transport is so great here. I live in a small rural town and have easy access to most of the country through public transport.
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truth be told thats the least of our problems
EddieDoyers
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Well the drivers here seem like major a-holes compared to LA drivers
Major Asian cities have been light years ahead of US cities for decades when it comes to infrastructure. I'm not sure how people that move from those cities to here put up with the trash public transportation and roads we have
American drivers are way more polite than the ones here in China
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Drivers are a different story. Half the countries in Asia have streets full of GTA drivers. Straight up free for all
I can only speak on these major metro areas:
Bay Area has BART and Caltrain , but they only go to very central parts of the cities, and from there it's a major headache to hop onto one or two other different types of transit to get to anywhere else. That's why I avoid it all together unless I have to go somewhere during peak traffic.
LA literally has nothing of any use unless you count DTLA-Santa Monica
NYC has the best subway system. Only drawback is that half the trains are nasty as @#$@
Chicago has a decent metro as well. Sometimes the stops are 15-20 mins walk from where you need to be, which normally wouldn't be bad, but it's terrible during the winter because of the brutal weather :x
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Man do I hate Trump with a passion. Hasn't even been the President for a year and he's the worst thing to ever happen to this country.
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Definitely. I remember seeing pictures of the original BART map and LA's old rail system
All torn up to support the car industryBay Area residents know how useful this would be in current traffic conditions
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EddieDoyers
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It's actually a big problem. Crappier infrastructure=more congestion and bigger maintenance problems=productivity losses.
Obama could have helped us get out of this infrastructure decline, but the Republicans decided to put a wrench in his plans to improve our infrastructure. Damn shame really.
Also same repubs almost tried to block funding for the additional construction of the high speed rail up in Nor Cal if I recall this year.
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LA Metro is so trash. I'm fortunate enough to live right near a station so it's convenient for me for work. But I'd never use to get around town unless I'm going Downtown or Santa Monica.
I'm hoping we win the Olympics bid though to speed up some of the extensions they're doing
I'm hoping we win the Olympics bid though to speed up some of the extensions they're doing
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Major Asian cities have been light years ahead of US cities for decades when it comes to infrastructure. I'm not sure how people that move from those cities to here put up with the trash public transportation and roads we have
Feel like you could say the same about most of Europe too infrastructure wise compared to NA
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Infrastructure is a HUGE problem. I work at recruiting fairs every few months, and many qualified applicants can't afford to travel to our office or are unable to sit through 3-4 hours of traffic due to having to get back home on time for family obligations. An efficient infrastructure would help A LOT
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Same in Atlanta and why MARTA is so small and our public transit is **** it was setup that way on purpose because they didn't want certain people(guess who) to be able to move easily around for opportunities (jobs housing etc)
Racist decisions of decades past is the reason we have terrible public transit and terrible traffic today in this city
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PREACH ON, BROTHER AMERICANS! Dap Don got da COAL TRAIIIIN rolling at full steam again! Making America COAL again brothers! Now that we can fuel da Hemi with da liquid coal da passing power will be COVFEFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE, B![emoji]128133[/emoji] Da libby loos out here crying over da spilt milk, when da proof of America being great again is in da coal pudding [emoji]128133[/emoji][emoji]128133[/emoji][emoji]128133[/emoji] Rookie Rusty about to come through bemoaning about da "future" when we ain't eem going to be alive in 50 years b. Da COAL Train will roll coal again yet! Ninja out here celebrating and frotting about with da Don like never before! [emoji]128133[/emoji][emoji]128133[/emoji]
POST like this one are what Real Americans think B. Keep on trucking B. You got Da LIBBIES shook B. Cue Da shook ones Video.
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L.A. is at least getting its **** together on public transportation.Drivers are a different story. Half the countries in Asia have streets full of GTA drivers. Straight up free for all
I can only speak on these major metro areas:
Bay Area has BART and Caltrain , but they only go to very central parts of the cities, and from there it's a major headache to hop onto one or two other different types of transit to get to anywhere else. That's why I avoid it all together unless I have to go somewhere during peak traffic.
LA literally has nothing of any use unless you count DTLA-Santa Monica
NYC has the best subway system. Only drawback is that half the trains are nasty as @#$@
Chicago has a decent metro as well. Sometimes the stops are 15-20 mins walk from where you need to be, which normally wouldn't be bad, but it's terrible during the winter because of the brutal weather
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When I've taken public transit in the states I think "what type of crazy **** am I gonna see today".
Never in Asia though.
Never in Asia though.
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I lived in china for many years... it will wear you down quickly. Hong Kong on the other hand, is unrivaled in my opinion.
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^What I dislike about the future LA Metro and BART is that while they're better than nothing, the routes seem to be going through just central parts of the cities. It kind of ruins the purpose when you have to drive or take the bus to the train station every day.
That's why in the US, NYC has the best and most international style branched out system, with a station available within a 10 minute walk no matter where you're at.
That's why in the US, NYC has the best and most international style branched out system, with a station available within a 10 minute walk no matter where you're at.
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PREACH ON, BROTHER AMERICANS! Dap Don got da COAL TRAIIIIN rolling at full steam again! Making America COAL again brothers! Now that we can fuel da Hemi with da liquid coal da passing power will be COVFEFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE, B!
POST like this one are what Real Americans think B. Keep on trucking B. You got Da LIBBIES shook B. Cue Da shook ones Video.
Came in here because I knew some true patriots would be in here spreadin the gospel about Da Don of all Dons, never disappoint brethren......Wait, I hear somethin....that's the sound of the coal train comin, let me get ready to hop on board.
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EddieDoyers
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Too bad LA roads are still cheeks. And CalTrans and LADOT are very inefficient at times.
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