• zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Transit is profitable, though. Second-order and third-order effects make transit extremely profitable even by the most pessimistic estimates.

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      Part of what resists this in North America is their sprawling developments. It often increases travel distance, time, and cost while also being poorly connected to other modes of transit/walkability. Quality transit and denser, mixed use urban fabric go hand in hand. A single bus stop brings less value to a neighbourhood of large lot SFH than a single bus stop brings to a mixed use street, an apartment building, or neighbourhood of townhomes.