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☆ Here's why public transit keeps running out of money
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Public transit is a vital force for the American economy. The American Public Transportation Association estimates that 87% of trips directly benefit the local economy, with $1 invested in public transit believed to generate $5 in economic returns. But the state of public transit in the U.S. is declining rapidly as transit across the nation faces a fiscal crisis. "If a transit system doesn't have enough money, we can limit the hour of services and the frequency of service," said Norton. Watch the video to learn more about public transit in the U.S. and why it is in decline despite its economic benefits.
Persons: Peter Norton, Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Norton, it's Organizations: American Public Transportation Association, SEPTA, Chicago's, LA Metro, University of Virginia, Hunter College, University of Minnesota Locations: U.S, Los Angeles
☆ All the ways cars suck, according to the guy who wrote the book about it
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Knowles told Insider why Americans, and the world, love cars so much, despite the downsides. One person even wrote to The New York Times, suggesting that pedestrians crossing their street should point their guns at anyone driving in self-defense, Knowles wrote. Now, thanks to lobbying efforts by the automotive industry to move pedestrians off the roads and into cars, Americans view cars much differently, he said. Cars suck because they blow — chemicals and particulate matter, that is, Knowles wrote. Despite this, Knowles wrote, cars persist.
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