And still WAY ahead of a ton of similarly sized cities on the continent
Comment on Public transit in Chengdu, China versus Toronto, Canada
alexc@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Public transport policy in Toronto is a disaster. It is a complete disappointment of a city and an ugly blight on the landscape that serves only captialism and vapid mediocrity
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It’s a disaster until you compare it to most other North American cities. Like what is better? NYC and Montreal? I’m sure there are a few other cities that I can’t think of.
But its true that it has been neglected for decades. Thankfully that has changed a bit recently with 2 new lines being in construction. However the maintenance budget is continually insufficient to keep everything in good repair. Only new projects make your government look good I guess. (But we need both new projects and maintenance)
alexc@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I agree that North America is appalling. I grew up in Europe, so that is my main comparison.
The two new lines would be helpful, but as someone that lived in Toronto for 15 years until very recently, I believe they were horribly mismanaged. Like most of the city is…
lordnikon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
its sad im over here in Dallas and im envious of Toronto.
MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Here in San Antonio we have zero rail so…