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Nha, city dwellers could use bicycles most of the times

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Or the electrified transit we should be building

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Bus driver here. Our transit commission finally got it’s first EV bus to start the transition to the electric system! But we still need to build the charging stations for it and other EVs to use, not to mention the bureaucracy and other normalities that go in certifying any vehicle for the road, plus our one garage did kinda burn down, so that has set things back a wee bit…

It’s coming, but do expect it to take a long-ass time.

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Trams dont need charging stations. We need more trams. We had them 100 years ago we could do so much better today

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Too, yes. Under 10kms all can and will be bike with good infrastructure. Anything beyond that can be public transportation, again, with good infrastructure

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I meant my statement to be inclusive with cycling.

We also need localized transit because some people are unable to cycle. Some people may also refuse to cycle in some weather. Some people also work labour jobs and don’t really want the extra exercise on their commute.

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Depends how “city” you’re talking. If you’re in a large core, sure, but Canadian cities are sprawling enough you really need something faster in many urban areas (like public transit).

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That’s why I said most of the times. Anything under 10km can easily be done by bike, especially once you get used to it.

I ride my bike to work every day and I do the ~5km on bike faster than by car, every single time

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We should also address how wasteful and poorly planned our cities are

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Yep. It’s tough, though, since building is slow, and now that the infrastructure stretching way out is there it doesn’t make much sense to abandon it. Some cities are getting rid of stupid zoning laws at least.

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