"Advocacy isn’t about pretending you’ve always been right. It’s about learning, adapting, and bringing those lessons into the fight for better transit and better cities."
Years ago, I believed that if someone drove instead of taking the train or bus, it meant they were rejecting transit. That not riding was an active choice against it.
In my city, it is a active choice. Biking is infinitely more convenient and they choose not to. Every public conversation about my city’s transportation needs is absolutely dominated by people who are actively refusing to use anything but a car regardless of how much you explain the problem (the congestion they’re bitching about) they are creating.
There was one guy on Facebook who wrote the funniest fucking comment; “If I can’t park downtown, I’ll just drive to the next city and do my shopping there!” like he doesn’t understand he’s solving the problem (parking) he’s creating.
In my city, it is a active choice. Biking is infinitely more convenient and they choose not to. Every public conversation about my city’s transportation needs is absolutely dominated by people who are actively refusing to use anything but a car regardless of how much you explain the problem (the congestion they’re bitching about) they are creating.
There was one guy on Facebook who wrote the funniest fucking comment; “If I can’t park downtown, I’ll just drive to the next city and do my shopping there!” like he doesn’t understand he’s solving the problem (parking) he’s creating.