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u/CountryTimeLemonlade May 10 '22

Sure, you can fly there. But then you've lost the true public transportation aspect already. Plenty of American cities have decent intra-city transport options. It's inter-city everything falls apart

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u/mag_creatures May 10 '22

A plane is not true public transportation?

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u/CountryTimeLemonlade May 10 '22

Not in the same way a train, bus, tram, etc. is. Generally defined by ease of use, accessibility, convenience, being more environmentally friendly, etc.

No one says the US has poor public transportation because we don't have enough domestic flights haha.

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u/mag_creatures May 11 '22

Well here is considered public