http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2009/01/01/the-bus-sucks/ Biking in the Bay Tue, 22 May 2012 14:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2009/01/01/the-bus-sucks/#comment-3446 fpteditors Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/?p=857#comment-3446 Ok, give us a chance to convince you. There is a world-wide movement for free public transit that is based on this principle. The auto and sprawl system is heavily subsidized. Fares exist as part of this subsidy to prevent competition. When free, public transit will have more political power and service will be more frequent and more pleasant. Bicycling would be safer with auto gradually restrictable and eventually eliminated from urban streets. With growth, more light rail would replace buses. We could go on... oil wars might even stop. Ok, give us a chance to convince you. There is a world-wide movement for free public transit that is based on this principle. The auto and sprawl system is heavily subsidized. Fares exist as part of this subsidy to prevent competition. When free, public transit will have more political power and service will be more frequent and more pleasant. Bicycling would be safer with auto gradually restrictable and eventually eliminated from urban streets. With growth, more light rail would replace buses. We could go on… oil wars might even stop.

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