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Showing Original Post only (View all)What Uber and Tesla and Google wont tell you about self driving cars [View all]
They are now locked in a battle with public transit agencies as autonomous vehicles actually dim prospects for less congested roadways in cities.
We could soon see public money being diverted away from far more efficient people moving transit options of fixed route rail and buses in favor
Of autonomous vehicles.
I am not saying there is no place for autonomous vehicles,but we really need to push high speed rail, light rail lines and more heavy rail
Commuter lines if were to make serious progress toward zero emissions.
I am saddened by the death of the woman in Arizona struck by Uber vehicle, but I hope this incident gives us pause about what were doing with our transportation choices.
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blake2012
Mar 2018
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And just buses, which are a very flexible and cost-effective means of mass transit.
LisaM
Mar 2018
#2
My hope is Seattle will do a bus map redesign to complement the rail thats been added
blake2012
Mar 2018
#4
The buses in Seattle get you a lot closer to where you live than the light rail does.
LisaM
Mar 2018
#7
'we really need to push high speed rail, light rail lines and more heavy rail Commuter lines'
Blue_Adept
Mar 2018
#10
The point is-we as a society need to build environments allowing for denser lower carbon footprint
blake2012
Mar 2018
#14
I admit that driving someone door to door with a pie is probably not that important
LisaM
Mar 2018
#16
The routes that they cut and re-routed in Seattle are affecting the disabled disproportionately.
LisaM
Mar 2018
#17
People want to go point to point, not making 2 transfers and having a walk at both ends.
FarCenter
Mar 2018
#19