• AA5B@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      You’re assuming that’s a realistic option. I’d also prefer it, but in the meantime we have to deal with reality.

      Note: I live near Boston, and we have decent train service to many urban universities. It’s a great model that we should expand on, but not every school is located in a major city with transit

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        58 seconds ago

        This is such a bad excuse for subsidizing rich kids who got free cars from their parents. I used to live in a rural town in the US and the local college had usable bike paths AND decent access to bus routes.

        Ironically it wasn’t until I moved to a city five times the size that I was having 1+ hour bus trips to get across town.

        Accessibility is 100% a choice by the local government and university admins.

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        31 minutes ago

        I went to a university in a rural area, they invested in local bus services to make it free for students. It was cheaper than building more parking anyways