Fun math for you, in case anyone ever says public transport is a waste of money:
A new line to the DC metro system costs around 25 billion dollars. Sounds like a lot of money, right? Well, consider that the metro has 136 million riders. If you do the math, that comes out to an entirely new metro expansion costing less than 200$ for every one rider. Even if you add the metro system's annual budget of 4.7 billion to the equation, it comes out to around 218$ dollars per rider of the metro system afford a whole new line and maintenance.
By contrast, the cost of fuel and car maintenance for the average American is over 5,000.
A new line to the DC metro system costs around 25 billion dollars. Sounds like a lot of money, right? Well, consider that the metro has 136 million riders. If you do the math, that comes out to an entirely new metro expansion costing less than 200$ for every one rider. Even if you add the metro system's annual budget of 4.7 billion to the equation, it comes out to around 218$ dollars per rider of the metro system afford a whole new line and maintenance.
By contrast, the cost of fuel and car maintenance for the average American is over 5,000.
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(I know it's more nuanced than this, but I don't think the comic is making a bad point)
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Friendly reminder that, during this pride month, asexuals are not, in fact, on thin ice
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Forwarded from /r/fuckcars
Part of my ongoing efforts to rebrand urbanist ideas as patriotic and pro-freedom (which they unironically are)
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