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A photorealistic depiction of my commute to work

Well I'm RIDING ON MY BOARD

And a MAN COMES ON THE RAAADIOO

Tellin' me MORE AND MORE

'Bout 0% APR ON THE ALL NEW TOYOTA RAV4

Supposed to FREE ME FROM THE PRISON OF CAR DEPENDENCY

I can't GET NO!

The tragic thing is that we used to have a lot of this. There was a time when almost every significant American city was connected on a national grid of passenger rail, with interurban rail lines for commuters, and streetcar lines within the cities. It's all been ripped up and paved over.

Not to be controversial B U T. I think 3rd/2nd shift public buses should be a thing. If you work the graveyard or a 2nd shift with weird hours you deserve to be able to get home regardless if you have a car or not.

I also think that there needs to be (a) bus line(s) to and from the cities to the rural areas. Yes this also means “rural” as in those ‘southern gothic aesthetic’ rural areas.

People should not have to be locked in the cities or in rural areas, they should have the freedom to be able to move around. If you’re low income, older, disabled, or can’t afford a car (bc it’s car + insurance + gas $$) then you’re kind of stuck where you’re at and this is coming from real life experience.

"GET OFF THE ROAD!", you say?

Well if it's called that, then why are you droaving a cahr on it instead of roading a skapedord like me is? Checkmate, loser.

YOU'VE GOTTA FIGHT!

FOR YOUR RIGHT!

TO BIIIIKE LANES!

How to fix a suburb.

Step 1) build a transit line to a central location within it, one that people can walk to and from easily

Step 2) implement densification policies around the transit stop, such as infill housing, ADUs and low-rise apartments.

Step 3) allow for small businesses to open via mixed use construction, yard shops, and additional infill