2023 Seattle / UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehiclesJosh wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:58 amExperiments with mass transit such as Portland’s Fareless Square have not been encouraging. Without strict policing, it tends to become a vehicle for drug use and drug dealing, and then normal people avoid it and stay in their cars.JimFoxvog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:40 pm Turning back to the original topic--5. What could be done on a national level to drastically reduce the number of auto accident fatalities in 2024 and subsequent years, until new policies or a new culture take effect?I think this is one good national-level response. Free mass transit, with frequent and dependable rides, would also help. The intercity highways would be much less crowded and dangerous with most freight moved from trucks to railroads.ohio jones wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:17 pm Support the expansion of public transit, especially intercity high speed rail.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09 ... -vehicles/
https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle ... ess-crisis
i really-really like my King County WA SR ORCA pass. lovely busses, convenient, efficient. light rail is coming.
i don’t use it to go into Seattle. too much crime+drugs. i saw this report and hesitate for any use, plus, don’t want my 16 yr old grdaughter on it.
poor policies: “why we can’t have nice things.”