Public transport is not a simple matter. You have different modes: buses, trains, trams, subways, monorails, etc. The best solution depends on the city population, density, distribution as well as geography. In Europe, a lot of small cities and towns are walkable, so there’s no need for public transport (at least, surface one), and in some cases, subways are not feasible, or too expensive.
But for most big cities, yes, prioritizing public transport is the way to go. We need to change this car-centric mentality, because it’s not sustainable. But it’s not the only problem big cities have at the moment.
Here in sweden a lot of towns don’t have their own lines and instead just rely on the buses they run to other places, mostly the town-town routes that run at regular (if sparse) intervals.
Sweden is also a great example of how just having good non-car infrastructure isn’t quite enough, you also need to make driving annoying or people will generally just keep driving.
Public transport is not a simple matter. You have different modes: buses, trains, trams, subways, monorails, etc. The best solution depends on the city population, density, distribution as well as geography. In Europe, a lot of small cities and towns are walkable, so there’s no need for public transport (at least, surface one), and in some cases, subways are not feasible, or too expensive.
But for most big cities, yes, prioritizing public transport is the way to go. We need to change this car-centric mentality, because it’s not sustainable. But it’s not the only problem big cities have at the moment.
Here in sweden a lot of towns don’t have their own lines and instead just rely on the buses they run to other places, mostly the town-town routes that run at regular (if sparse) intervals.
Sweden is also a great example of how just having good non-car infrastructure isn’t quite enough, you also need to make driving annoying or people will generally just keep driving.