Decades ago, long before “climate change” became an issue, the Left’s Utopian goal was to force everyone onto public transportation and bicycles. So not much has changed in 50 years.
I remember articles and novels from the 60s and 70s showing pictures of “future” cities where everyone was happy to be walking, riding bicycles and taking subways and trains. Of course, the pictures showed a nice Spring day (no freezing cold or 100+ degree days) and the public transportation wasn’t overcrowded.
In the early 20th century, large cities were really, REALLY concerned about what to do with all the horse droppings going forward, as the population increased.
Meh...
Anthropogenic Global Climate Whatever has always been a means to an end - centralizing power in the hands of the government.
Forget overcrowded, safe would be a huge step in the right direction.
The only places public transportation ever remotely worked would be Europe (before the invasion from Islam and Africa) and Asian countries. Hmm, I wonder what the common denominator is....
In most places in the US, it's a gamble. And I certainly wouldn't take it at night, anywhere. Not to mention highly inefficient, as expensive as driving and typically a huge inconvenience and that's before you factor in the crazies and criminals.
“Decades ago, long before “climate change” became an issue, the Left’s Utopian goal was to force everyone onto public transportation and bicycles. So not much has changed in 50 years.”
Together with forcing them back into “the cities!”