• Kjell@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    You are way better than the average car owner but it still takes a lot of energy to build an electric car. For the environment it would be even better if the batteries are used in buses and electric bikes, then more people can transport themselves with less pollution.

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        18 hours ago

        Depends if they need a car. My bro is in a city with about 7 public transport options within 200 metres walk and has 2-3 EVs

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        22 hours ago

        Next step would be attending city/town hall meetings, and slowly advocating for more and more public transit over time.

        The dream of coast-to-coast public transit, the likes of which we saw before WWII, is still possible

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            19 hours ago

            In the US and for those that live outside of municipal boundaries and that live in unincorporated regions, lots of states have “townships” that are the default local government below county-level. Municipal corporations like towns and cities replace townships.

            Still, those townships have local governments that can be engaged with politically.

            And then there’s counties in the US which act as the local government overseeing townships, etc.

            People’s political activism doesn’t have to start and end in towns/cities.

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              2 hours ago

              Do the have a local government capable of building effective municipal transport?

              They might be able to put a bus on that takes half a day to cover all the scatted houses, but nobody is going to use it.

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                11 minutes ago

                A bus network is a good first step, yes.

                And why all the pushback against political action? You’re giving off doomed vibes.