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New York's Governor Just Stupidly Killed all Future Transit Expansion in NYC
NYC Congestion Pricing Needs to start at the end of June like MTA intended. To make sure that happens contact Kathy Hochul's Administration here:
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:55 The Original Plan
3:18 Why NYC is a Unique Place
5:19 Broken Promises
6:07 What is possibly cancelled now
8:04 How to Fix this
8:51 My Message to the Governor
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The Ben Franklin Parkway is Frustratingly Broken
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Never let anyone tell you that European planning should be copied 1 for 1 always. Check out the Philadelphia Bike Action Group here: bikeaction.org/ The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher All Social Media found here: linktr.ee/alanthefisher ...
The American Government's Massive Plan to Build more Passenger Rail: Corridor ID
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Check out Train Sim World 4 Here: bit.ly/TrainSimWorld-4-alanthefisher Corridor ID is a framework system set up by the Federal Railroad Administration to streamline the process for getting funds to start up new passenger rail lines in the US. This is all thanks to the Biden Infrastructure Bill. The Map that wasn't made by the FRA was made by my friend: ThunderWolf08 The Armchair Urb...
America's Oldest Neighborhood is Problematic
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Visit partner.ekster.com/alanthefisher and use the code *URBANIST* at checkout to enjoy up to 55% off items in the store! Elfreth's Alley is an interesting tourist spot in Philly, but also a frustrating location with nimby's blocking a new park leaving them with an empty lot. The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/chan...
Cincinnati's Terrible Billion Dollar Sale of its Railroad
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Get NordVPN 2Y plan 4 months free here: nordvpn.com/alanfisher The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher All Social Media found here: linktr.ee/alanthefisher *Wanna send a Pa...
High Speed Rail in Florida and the History of Brightline
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Check out Cities: Skylines 2 here! play.citiesskylines.com/AlanFisher The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher All Social Media found here: linktr.ee/alanthefisher *Wanna se...
Bloated BART Extension, New Chicago Union station*, and HS2 Cancelled: The Urbanist Update
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The Urbanist Update for the Week of October 9th. We talk about NIMBYS, Amtrak and BART. Articles found here: www.cnbc.com/2023/10/05/french-train-manufacturer-alstom-plunges-35percent-after-cash-flow-downgrade.html future.mta.info/ www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/04/san-jose-bart-extension-will-be-further-delayed-and-cost-more/amp/ www.politico.com/news/2023/10/03/caltrans-official-demoted-whistleb...
Brightline to Orlando, California HSR Funding and NYC Parking: The Urbanist Update
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The Urbanist Update for the Week of October 2nd. We talk about rail funding, parking and future metro expansions. Articles found here: www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/brightline-train-rail-florida.html redlinemaryland/status/1707439398420189466 www.railwayage.com/regulatory/amtrak-chsra-awarded-nearly-400mm-in-crisi-grants/ nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/09/21/city-of-yes-yes-yes-adams-elim...
The Worst Type of Train Station
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Highway median transit stations seem to be a North American specialty, I wish that wasn't the case. Our Cities deserve better. Thanks Diana for the C:S demo! check out her channel here: @CitiesByDiana Also Check out: @OhTheUrbanity Intro Cover Music By Blue Krama: ua-cam.com/video/KfE5E1TlR8k/v-deo.html The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Sec...
The Philadelphia Project that's TOO Successful /// Hovcart Ebike
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The Hovsco Hovcart: www.hovsco.com/urbanist *$100 off coupon: URBANIST100* *$50 off coupon: URBANIST50* Previous Videos with Ebikes: ua-cam.com/video/QaDWYT5GElY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/1COrznJJbEk/v-deo.html The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: a...
Which Affordable American City is Better Planned?
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Birds vs the Bears in this episode. (but also I love both of these places even if I be a metra hater sometimes). The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher All Social Media fo...
What Happened to Amtrak's New Acela Trains?
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How did the French Screw over Amtrak this time? The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher Discord here: discord.gg/urbanist My Twitter: alanthefisher Tiktok: www....
i95 Collapsed, What do we do now?
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Lets talk abit about how transit might save us and how to plan for the future so that we don't have to be as car dependent. The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher Discord ...
The You Don't need a Car for the American Lifestyle /// HovCart Ebike
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The Hovsco Hovcart: www.hovsco.com/products/hovsco™-hovcart-20-step-thru-electric-fat-bike?ref=URBANIST *$100 off coupon: URBANIST100* for any Hovsco ebike order, but will expire after 31th, May. *$50 off coupon: URBANIST50* for any Hovsco ebike order after 31th, May.* The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3V...
Economics Explained is Misled about Induced Demand
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His excuse of a video gives me an opportunity to talk about steam engines, Xi and drifting... The Armchair Urbanist Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh.html My Second Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw.html Posters and other Merch here: armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: www.patreon.com/alanthefisher Discord here: discord.gg/urbanist My T...
Denver’s Transit System is Problematic
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Denver’s Transit System is Problematic
The Worst Transit Project in the US is Cancelled
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The Worst Transit Project in the US is Cancelled
A Train Derailed in East Palestine, Ohio; Why did that Happen?
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A Train Derailed in East Palestine, Ohio; Why did that Happen?
Why Rails to Trails are Problematic /// HovCity Ebike
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Why Rails to Trails are Problematic /// HovCity Ebike
Philadelphia's Ghost Subway Line that's Rising from the Dead
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Philadelphia's Ghost Subway Line that's Rising from the Dead
Why Amtrak isn't building High Speed Rail (And that's okay for now)
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Why Amtrak isn't building High Speed Rail (And that's okay for now)
Philadelphia's Painful Trolley Problem
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Philadelphia's Painful Trolley Problem
California High Speed Rail is Fine; And the Wild Scrutiny of Transit Projects in the US
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California High Speed Rail is Fine; And the Wild Scrutiny of Transit Projects in the US
The 3 Amtrak Routes that can be Electrified Tomorrow
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The 3 Amtrak Routes that can be Electrified Tomorrow
How America's Largest Railroads are Ruining our Supply Chains
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How America's Largest Railroads are Ruining our Supply Chains
The Weird City Planning of Maps in World of Tanks
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The Weird City Planning of Maps in World of Tanks
Why Burying your Highways Underground Doesn't Work
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Why Burying your Highways Underground Doesn't Work
PATCO: The First Modern Metro Line in North America
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PATCO: The First Modern Metro Line in North America
Rural Towns don't have to Suck
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Rural Towns don't have to Suck
Grid Cities are Fine, and OBF is a Copycat
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Grid Cities are Fine, and OBF is a Copycat

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @moroteseoinage
    @moroteseoinage 34 хвилини тому

    Plan to waste more money on services nobody wants or will use. Eliminate wasteful spending. Lower gas prices and corporate tax rates. Reduce social spending. Fund faith based programs instead of SNAP and section 8. Make America say grace again.

  • @DerekVuong7799
    @DerekVuong7799 Годину тому

    When people complained about public transit they mean local public transit not high speed rail. Planes could do what the highspeed rail does way fast, cheaper, and better. You can't compared a muti state highway system to a train that no one is going to use. Highways are faster, better, more flexible anyone could use it anytime. Meanwhile tracks are only being used a few seconds a day only when the train is passing by. Those rails cannot be used for freight because those trains are different and its almost one train on the track at a time. Meanwhiles millions of people could use a highway daily, nightly and at any hours but trains could only be used 30 seconds a day as the train is passing by it. Long distance fast train is the dumbest thing ever. It's cool and I love train but practically its stupid. The only thing that are good for train are for freight and anyone within 60 miles for commuter trains. Long distance trains are dumb.

  • @TheNataliesansh
    @TheNataliesansh Годину тому

    The pods have come

  • @TheNataliesansh
    @TheNataliesansh 2 години тому

    I would love if they restore a AEM-7 to working order (I live in France now and miss the Amtrak interiors compared to the TGV ones)

  • @theultimatereductionist7592
    @theultimatereductionist7592 4 години тому

    As a New Jerseyan, I remember all the hype of Acela back in the 1990s.

  • @user-tk3rc7lq3s
    @user-tk3rc7lq3s 4 години тому

    dunno about induced demand or economies of scale, but if we paid people to not do things such as produce fossil fuel, then all would be well

  • @jcsaklos
    @jcsaklos 5 годин тому

    They should make 76/676 and Roosevelt Boulevard into bike trails

  • @user-yt9vw3or4c
    @user-yt9vw3or4c 5 годин тому

    Can't fix stupid!

  • @idiot2471
    @idiot2471 6 годин тому

    Fucking New York

  • @Tahjiri
    @Tahjiri 8 годин тому

    One parking ticket is $125 in NYC. We have numerous speed cameras and city-bus lane cameras already taxing us $50 a pop for violations. You really want more taxes and tolls to pay that bad? ,,|,,-

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    Thanks Joe Biden

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    Yes 100%😮

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    Yes and yeah of course California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    I always want California High-Speed Rail in California and I always love California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    Yes 100%😮

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    Yes and yeah of course California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

  • @osmanhossain676
    @osmanhossain676 9 годин тому

    I always want California High-Speed Rail in California and I always love California High-Speed Rail in California.😮

  • @bobbymcloughlin3452
    @bobbymcloughlin3452 9 годин тому

    4:30 There Are Not Double Decker, They’re Single Decker Trains w/ Passenger Racks & Combine Racks (Personal & Luggage Racks) They’re Gallery Trains Fitted With Passenger Racks Ground-Floor Scenery Trains = Railway Level & Panoram Level Platform-Level Scenery Trains Railway Level & Panoram Level External Level & Gangway Level Trains America Should Need Tri-Level Trains (Three Floors) Quad-Level Trains (Four Floors)

  • @IanPunter
    @IanPunter 11 годин тому

    Mr Fisher, you sir are a total IDIOT!!!

  • @JSM-bb80u
    @JSM-bb80u 14 годин тому

    You should make a video about India's Dedicated Freight Corridor

  • @KaeKerry
    @KaeKerry 15 годин тому

    Thank you from a Californian. I've just busy working in an adjacent industry , and been frustrated at the shit thrown on the track but have no time of my own to throw it back... it's nice to see someone step up. From PA no less. Ride on!

  • @haruhisuzumiya6650
    @haruhisuzumiya6650 16 годин тому

    Induced demand, If you build it thryll come

  • @lukethmpsn
    @lukethmpsn 17 годин тому

    My only issue with the "let's not build roads" thing is the city does actually need to be reshaped to match. Australia is currently incredibly sparse and the PT works a bit, but for it to get much better the cities need to be re imagined with pt at the heart and made more dense. So yes, build more trains, but if they city is sparse, people will drive even if the roads suck because the trains will still be hard to get to.

  • @thefilodough8066
    @thefilodough8066 День тому

    Perhaps I'm a little uneducated in the project, but I'm from New York and everyone I asked about congestion pricing only had bad things to say about it, I've even received emails from various state politicians asking for my support to make sure it doesn't go into effect. Like it's not the car owning, insurance paying publics fault that the MTA is managed so piss poorly, why should we have to pay? Isn't it enough we have to pay for various tolls (some of which we promised temporary which then became permanent, like the Verrezzano) just to get into Manhattan? And then pay again just to park, whether that be on the street or in a parking garage? You mention Tony Baloney in his Mercedes complaining about it, but in case you haven't noticed not everyone stuck in the gridlock traffic of NYC is driving some fancy Mercedes, having a smoke in the back while their chauffer gets them where they need to go. The grand majority of them are just average every day people who make average every day salaries, and not everybody's so content to just take the train or the bus to work or wherever they need to go, especially not with all the increased violence going around our city. My parents have lived in NYC almost all their lives and even THEY refuse to take the train anywhere because of said violence. If NYC want us to support a bill that helps the MTA then they should stop managing it like garbage. Why should I, a taxpaying citizen who keeps up with his car, be content to pay what I consider a bogus charge to help fund garbage?

  • @EntronX
    @EntronX День тому

    Look, I dont mind transit. But my mom is a disabled elderly teacher. Congestion pricing would fuck her royally. Walkability is nice but honestly it doesnt work for everyone. Not every disabled person is on a wheelchair or mobility scooter. I see the appeal to it, and I actually want it to happen, but I do think it was a bit rushed as to how much people are being charged. Its nice to think that people who drive in NYC are people in the hamptons in their mercedes, but truthfully a lot of people that have cars in said poorer neighborhoods are barely able to afford the car in the first place, and to glance over them is a genuine disservice. Us who grew up in the city, the city is a trap, with an unrelenting curse of bullshit and idiocracy. A car is the freedom to finally leave, or at least grant respite from the insanity of the city. So, genuine question, whats to be said of the owners of 1998 honda civics? What they get half off after getting charged 150 a month? what a great deal!

  • @charliebramley
    @charliebramley День тому

    7:10

  • @User-wh4xi
    @User-wh4xi День тому

    Satire: Now let's measure the amount of brain cells this governor has. Testing.. Testing.. 1.. 2.. 3.. WOW! Only 10 brain cells! No, but let's be serious. A governor who doesn't want to invest in a non-car city, or future for that matter, must be delusional. And to cancel the system to discourage driving in NYC because of some rich elitist bastards wants to drive their Lambo, Mercedes, or some silly-ass luxury car through Manhattan is complete BS. Haven't these people ever heard of taking the goddamn train, no? It's much better to do these kinds of things, with a sense of poise and rationally.

  • @carlmlavallierejr8367
    @carlmlavallierejr8367 День тому

    Before instituting Congestion Pricing the MTA must start building more ways to get across the Hudson River. Extending the 7 & Q trains to New Jersey is a thought, less traffic into NYC is aways better!!! MTA should have started this many years, are we to believe all the money congestion pricing gets from the MTA will be spent n the MTA??? I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale, interesting???

  • @WilliamPalmer-nd2jo
    @WilliamPalmer-nd2jo День тому

    He is an idiot, sure EV’s, and now a miles vehicles tax. He wants to built railroads, we’re is the money coming from?, and electricity is needed

  • @jamesbaxter9150
    @jamesbaxter9150 День тому

    Bring back Cuomo?

  • @johndoe-un9uq
    @johndoe-un9uq День тому

    Whomp whomp

  • @jrmunro111
    @jrmunro111 День тому

    Cries in Canadian

  • @Schonah
    @Schonah День тому

    When was the last time a highway just ended in a bottleneck? I don't know about this guy but all the highways around me are ringroads. Edit: Also to say EE is only a youtuber is incorrect. I think you need to do more research as he is also a uni professor. And tokyo station is a 100 years old so what is your point?

  • @solarpixiejournals
    @solarpixiejournals День тому

    Portland OR to Vancouver BC would be awesome. I live in Olympia and despite being 60 miles from Seattle I rarely visit due to traffic. There is a public transit bus from Olympia to Lakewood where you can connect to Sounder trains, or bus routes up to Tacoma to connect to Seattle. Generally Driving on I-5 can be about an hour in good traffic but suddenly it can become a multi hour ordeal. Seattle Parking is expensive so if I wanted to take a nice little day trip, I'd prefer taking public transit.

  • @naheemquattlebaum2267
    @naheemquattlebaum2267 День тому

    She thinks Black people in the Bronx doesn't know what a computer is so...

  • @matthewmoore7447
    @matthewmoore7447 День тому

    "Texas politics have been forever screwing over any chance of that" is a phrase that can basically be applied to any good thing that would be of benefit to the nation.

  • @armchairwarrior963
    @armchairwarrior963 2 дні тому

    More like Tony Goldberg from LI lol.

  • @EdwardChan.999
    @EdwardChan.999 2 дні тому

    1:34 Technically train wheels do deform when rolling, that's how trains have traction after all, but I get your point.

  • @DopeAsThePope1
    @DopeAsThePope1 2 дні тому

    I love Amtrak but dislike Demarcats

  • @engso.arthur
    @engso.arthur 2 дні тому

    I agree that those parking garages are ugly. However, those garages are better alternatives to super sized parking lots. They save up space. Blame the government for creating soviet-like zoning laws that reates car-centered cities. In a car centered country, i'm not giving up my car.

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 2 дні тому

    I'm from Canada and I recently went to NYC. We parked in Newark and took the PATH Train to Manhattan, and then NJT back. We NEVER drive in Manhattan because it's not worth it. You wont get anywhere fast, you'll be hit by Taxis, you're a danger to the millions of pedestrians, and you won't be able to find parking. We always take the subway or walk

  • @As_Sulay
    @As_Sulay 2 дні тому

    1:38 1:42

  • @khepri3266
    @khepri3266 2 дні тому

    NY Democrats are so ungodly useless.

  • @InesElise
    @InesElise 2 дні тому

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      @marcSven-dl2jk 2 дні тому

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      @RickRoss-np7mj 2 дні тому

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      @KateJackson-sd3mw 2 дні тому

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      @Tiagosantino-is6uy 2 дні тому

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      @MattJack-iq6fz 2 дні тому

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  • @Macintoshiba
    @Macintoshiba 2 дні тому

    In Düsseldorf, Germany, they moved some big roads into tunnel near the Rhine, allowing for extensive pedestrian areas and low capacity roads for the people who happen to live there. Yes, the tunnel is almost always backed up in rush hours, but so was the road above before it. So, I personally think that moving roads underground is a great way to give cities their walkability back.

  • @gerardwebb1945
    @gerardwebb1945 2 дні тому

    in my opinion, its one of the best, center hwy, even access both sides to the station, in line with the hwy. Great transit corridor upgrade. I dont understand the hate.

  • @user-je1ue2ff6e
    @user-je1ue2ff6e 2 дні тому

    California train will be stoped when trump com in

  • @Rey-ju8ic
    @Rey-ju8ic 2 дні тому

    The big issue with the Trolleys is that they require a shit ton more maintenance to keep on the road, at least in my experience with the Wellington network. That might be because the Wellington design was flawed though 😅

  • @mjrisinsd6836
    @mjrisinsd6836 2 дні тому

    Them - You don’t need a car. Me - You don’t get to tell me what I need. It’s about as simple as that. You ride your bike and stay out of other people’s business. It’s people like this guy that you could hand a bag of gold to, and they would still complain about something. Once we give up our cars, they will be on to harassing us about doing our laundry or something else. They are anti-social, hate-filled people at their core and will never be happy with how society is organized. They NEED to exert power over others to serve their ego. He also probably never saw the movie Singles, or he would know how cliche his ideas are.

  • @a-ramenartist9734
    @a-ramenartist9734 2 дні тому

    I lov philly