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  • lenathaw@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Also, the last mile issue is very real and needs to be solved.

    Bicycle

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      1 year ago

      Folding bikes, sure. Or you get a bikeshare sub. Regular bikes aren’t allowed on trains because they’re too crowded.

      - Dense city dweller

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        1 year ago

        Philadelphia allows bikes on their subway, or at least doesn’t enforce not allowing them. But, they probably wouldn’t if bikes were more normalized here.