Me: Mostly how car dependent suburban development has eroded all forms of social capital and has torn our communities apart so completely that it’s functionally impossible to even call or neighborhoods and towns “communities” anymore. … But, uh, what are you interested in?
"Did you know GM had electric car technology in the 60s? And instead all the Boomers got lead poisoning from cars, which society has been suffering under ever since, while the gas and oil companies actively worked to undermine a better way of life across the entire country.
Imagine if you could just jump on a train and get from Boston to DC in 2.5 hours instead of almost 10 hours.
Or San Francisco to LA in 2.5 hours. Or Chicago to Nashville.
That’s the time it takes to train from London to Paris."
Her: so what are you interested in?
Me: Mostly how car dependent suburban development has eroded all forms of social capital and has torn our communities apart so completely that it’s functionally impossible to even call or neighborhoods and towns “communities” anymore. … But, uh, what are you interested in?
Me: I promise I won’t go on car dependancy rants tonight
Me after 3 drinks: y’all know what a tram is?
"Did you know GM had electric car technology in the 60s? And instead all the Boomers got lead poisoning from cars, which society has been suffering under ever since, while the gas and oil companies actively worked to undermine a better way of life across the entire country.
Imagine if you could just jump on a train and get from Boston to DC in 2.5 hours instead of almost 10 hours.
Or San Francisco to LA in 2.5 hours. Or Chicago to Nashville.
That’s the time it takes to train from London to Paris."
Me: I promise I won’t go on car dependancy rants tonight
Walks one block down the street
Me: Okay! Listen can I just point one thing out…
It’s not my fault, that these things block sidewalks everywhere.