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> Won't Be Happy Why so negative. I like how Europeans/Chinese/Everyone stands behind their companies and expect them to succeed globally. USA on other hand is bent on destroying/defaming their own.
The ones that are known to engage in behavior detrimental to their workforce don't fit in that class.
They're still very expensive compared to subways and buses. In New York, subways are pretty dirty, but a good bus is usually better and faster than an Uber.
Case-in-point: in SF, Ford GoBike (by Motivate, soon to be part of Lyft) costs $15/month. A monthly bus (MUNI) pass runs at $73, clearly more expensive even if you use pre-tax money to pay it.
> Won't Be Happy Why so negative. I like how Europeans/Chinese/Everyone stands behind their companies and expect them to succeed globally. USA on other hand is bent on destroying/defaming their own.
i sure wouldn't mind some vc-subsidized underground trains. maybe if they became competitive rapid transit operators as well, the world could become a better place
i sure wouldn't mind some vc-subsidized underground trains. maybe if they became competitive rapid transit operators as well, the world could become a better place
Earlier quoted context omitted.
For a vision of how that plays out, see: United Kingdom. It doesn’t end well, not well at all.
Tldr for the lazy?
The process was very controversial at the time, and still is, and its success is hotly debated – with the claimed benefits including a reduced cost to the taxpayer, lower fares, improved customer service, and more investment. Despite opposition from the Labour Party, who gained power in 1997 under Tony Blair, the process has never been reversed wholesale by any later government, and the system remains largely unaltered. A significant change came in 2001 with the collapse of Railtrack, which saw its assets passed to the state-owned Network Rail (NR), with track maintenance also brought in-house under NR in 2004. The regulatory structures have also subsequently changed.
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/07/britains-rai...
Citylab
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2012/09/why-britains-...
Science Direct
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S015599821...
They're still very expensive compared to subways and buses. In New York, subways are pretty dirty, but a good bus is usually better and faster than an Uber.
The article is talking about bikes though. Bike shares are definitely cheaper than subways and buses. Case-in-point: in SF, Ford GoBike (by Motivate, soon to be part of Lyft) costs $15/month. A monthly bus (MUNI) pass runs at $73, clearly more expensive even if you use pre-tax money to pay it.