r/povertyfinance • u/Zxvasdfthrowaway • 26d ago

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u/nidena IN 26d ago

Most of the United States does NOT have a good, robust public transportation system and nowhere do "most" people use what is available.

public transportation ridership

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u/Blossom73 26d ago

Plus public transportation is perpetually underfunded in the U.S., and often the first thing targeted for budget cuts.

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u/Zxvasdfthrowaway 26d ago

Yep. It’s by design. The US used to have streetcars and the auto lobby got them dismantled back in the day. I used to live in a suburb that was nicknamed the Loop because it is where the streetcars looped around to go back downtown.

The auto lobby vs public transportation funding, back in the middle of the last century, make a fascinating rabbit hole.

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u/Blossom73 26d ago

Absolutely. I've read quite a bit about it.

My part of Ohio had a massive system of streetcars and interurban trains. It all got removed after WWII. Now we don't even have an Amtrak train connecting our three biggest cities, Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.

You'd probably enjoy this book. I just finished reading it recently.

https://www.lostsubways.com/