We pay massive amounts to subsidize car travel and don’t even know it - eviltoast
Massachusetts’ car economy costs $64 billion, study finds
news.harvard.edu
Harvard study says Massachusetts car economy costs $64 billion, and more than half of that comes from public.
  • astraeus@programming.devEnglish
    24·
    1 year ago

    Three years ago and no one has batted an eye, the automotive industry has already gripped tight and there is little in the short-term to loosen that chokehold. I guess it starts locally, small changes can add up very quickly. Lose the car, ride a bike, begin telling people about how wasteful vehicles are, share stuff like this. Get friends thinking about clean alternatives.

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        A lot of changes for car centric design and zoning can be made at the local levels of government. If a community can rally together and want change, it can be done. This is one of those few problems where individual actions can have significant impacts.

    • Qfuiyh@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      Lose the car, ride a bike,

      Hardly an option in a lot of places due to weather and car centric infrastructure

      • astraeus@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think this is an easy way out of doing anything. I don’t think that’s entirely accurate, and it’s probably the reasoning that has made cars so ubiquitous across many countries. Cars can still have their uses, but depending on them for everything is excessive and harmful for our communities.