Why The U.S. Gave Up On Public Transit

[Loose]

Were u shamed for not having a whip?

I definitely was when I was 16, shyt was looked at like a status symbol

 

[Mac Ten]

I definitely was when I was 16, shyt was looked at like a status symbol

I was focusing on passing the test...

Failed hard back then.

 

[Mac Ten]

I was, in high school back in the early 00s

Cars are a status symbol in America. Only the Coli, are they burdens. Not everyone likes public transportation or likes uber.

I was in High school from 2011-2015.

Uber/Lyft adds up and no one wants to take public transportation after a long and hard day of work either. That's why Ive been grinding and earning my right to ride.

I'm tired of getting passed over too.

I remember last Summer when a chick rode past me in a BMW 325i laughing at me with her boyfriend. That shyt hurt my soul.

It didnt help that it was raining cats and dogs either. Thats why I was grinding hard with OT at my security gig.

 

[Mac Ten]

I definitely was when I was 16, shyt was looked at like a status symbol

I bet. U got draws and cats also invited you to certain functions.


If your parents got u a whip and didnt give u the whole "You have to earn it" speech, u were str8.

My Mom and Dad imparted to me as a kid to not be a spoiled brat and forget where I came from. I was mad but understood later what they was trying to tell me.

They also told me to watch out for fair weather friend as well. I had to cut a lot of cats in later years.

 

[Wild self]

I was in High school from 2011-2015.

Uber/Lyft adds up and no one wants to take public transportation after a long and hard day of work either. That's why Ive been grinding and earning my right to ride.

I'm tired of getting passed over too.

I remember last Summer when a chick rode past me in a BMW 325i laughing at me with her boyfriend. That shyt hurt my soul.

It didnt help that it was raining cats and dogs either. Thats why I was grinding hard with OT at my security gig.

Even with your generation, its still the same thing. Public transportation like buses is looked down upon as a poor person's thing. Even WorldstarHipHop had ratchet people fighting in the buses and trains and so on

With that bad reputation over the last 4-5 decades, no wonder a lot of buses are half empty. It literally makes their daily riders feel LESS of a person.

 

[Regular_P]

You gotta explain this.


The oil and automotive industry killed transit. LA had one of the best transit systems in the world until the automotive industry gutted it.

I am interested in this topic and considering doing this as a career. Here is a good series of eps sort of related to public transit, but more on why cities are built badly in America

This is such a great Youtube channel.

 

[Mac Ten]

Even with your generation, its still the same thing. Public transportation like buses is looked down upon as a poor person's thing. Even WorldstarHipHop had ratchet people fighting in the buses and trains and so on

With that bad reputation over the last 4-5 decades, no wonder a lot of buses are half empty. It literally makes their daily riders feel LESS of a person.

Yeah it is..

Even my Dad had to ride his bike everywhere until he got his DL back.

He told me that he'd rather drive a another truck and be grateful to ride.


Some of these drivers are a##holes so I can understand why folks would hate riding the bus. One time, a driver got a attitude at me for just saying Hi to them.

I used to be on the bus listening to my music until I got off at my stop.


When I get a car, I will be humble and remember that I can lose it at any time.

I dont care if I have to drive a old Pickup truck or a Plymouth Grand Voyager, I just wanna drive and play my music.

 

[chineebai]

Lots of nimbyism. Like the LaGuardia airport train was never approved by neighborhoods surrounding it. Personally even though I got a car I prefer to take public transportation and walking .

 

[nyknick]

You gotta explain this.


The oil and automotive industry killed transit. LA had one of the best transit systems in the world until the automotive industry gutted it.

I am interested in this topic and considering doing this as a career. Here is a good series of eps sort of related to public transit, but more on why cities are built badly in America

Car invention/industry which facilitated the rise of suburbs, white flight and further segregation. Corporate greed enabled by racism and post-war American Dream propaganda.