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   From: j63840576@gmail.com   
      
   Oleg Smirnov wrote:   
   > Bradley K. Sherman,    
   >   
   >> | With Mamdani, the Humble Bus Gets Its Due   
   >> |   
   >> | Enthusiasm for NYC's mayor-elect may reflect a   
   >> | little-understood reality about the essential role of   
   >> | buses. Still, making them faster won't be easy.   
   >> |š ...   
   >> | The rising tide in voter enthusiasm for Zohran Mamdani may   
   >> | reflect a little-understood reality about just how   
   >> | essential the buses are to most cities' transportation   
   >> | systems. Local buses provided 10.6 million trips across the   
   >> | US on the average day in 2024, according to the American   
   >> | Public Transportation Association, which is more than four   
   >> | times the number of people who fly in the US every day.   
   >> | Even in NYC, the subway hogs all the glory, but the bus is   
   >   
   > Everyone and their pet knows the NYC's subway is synonymous   
   > with something really, absolutely horrible. But it's not a   
   > transportation problem, it's more basic problem with the   
   > American public spaces in general. And then, it's not really   
   > just a public spaces issue, but it's somewhat more ominous.   
      
   When I visited New York City, I wore a bulletproof vest and carried a   
   Kalishnakov rifle. Also strapped to my belt were 3 frag grenades. I   
   found the subway quiet and peaceable.   
      
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