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"Giving people more viable alternatives to driving means more people will choose not to drive, so there will be fewer cars on the road, reducing traffic for drivers."

Concise, easy to understand, and accurate. I have used it at least a dozen times and it is remarkable how well it works.

Also—

"A bus is about twice as long as a car so it only needs to have four to six passengers on board to be more efficient than two cars."

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever considered that for many people not living in the city this "extra money" simply does not exist?

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm convinced that everyone else on Lemmy is so poor that purchasing the device they use to access this site was one of the worst financial decisions available to them.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

The median house price in the US is >$400,000. Rent around here for a 2bd is 2500, and I don't even live in a place with mass transit.

Unless you're buying a new phone every month, it's not affecting your ability to buy a house or rent an apartment in a city.