US Federal politics (mostly good news)
«Biden signed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan into law – the largest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a decade…In the House, Democratic leaders expect to vote on the roughly $2 trillion climate, safety net, and tax package this week and send it to the Senate…If the social safety net and climate bill passes the House and Senate, the total increased infrastructure spending as a share of the economy will eclipse Roosevelt’s New Deal.»
re: US Federal politics (mostly good news)
Public transit funding, electrical grid upgrades & expanded access to broadband are all being funded by this package which I’m happy about
Not personally thrilled by the amount of $$ going to highways and roads but I’m not surprised its in there and it will help some people so whatever
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@Satsuma I hear you about highways and roads, but hoping that makes mass transit (buses and such) better at least. All for public transit, yeah! And broadband too. Our city is building out municipal fiber and it's gonna be great.
Hoping they actually get this done finally.
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@greyor public transit is juuuuust good enough that i’ve been able to get away with being carless but it definitely requires me being willing to spend more time than drivers spend, and occasional lyft/favor from friends with cars
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@Satsuma I miss those days in San Francisco of not having a car! Yeah, it takes time and strategy, but trip planning has gotten so much easier over the years at least. Yeah, I remember using Zipcar and such occasionally too. Then I moved to FL and having no car wasn't really a great option (though campus buses were pretty great).
I always liked reading or music on buses/light rail. We did that in Denver this weekend and it was great.
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@greyor yeah I get so much leisure reading done on buses and trains! Especially for longer trips, I would hate to have to stare at the road for hours, when I could be doing something else instead
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@Satsuma yeah more and more places are doing it, especially in Colorado. We just had a couple more cities approve it on ballot initiatives. It is a great thing because fuck Comcast!
Yeah. I would love to be carless, for example, but the area is spread out and bus service isn't 100% here (though it's improving all the time). Hoping to live downtown at some point so I can bike easily to work whenever.