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COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 2 days agoUnfortunately I suspect that the people who it would reduce costs for most wouldn’t consider taking the bus in the first place.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
It’s a long-term thing, like good primary education. Get 'em into good habits while they’re young. Probably work great if kids have bus passes for school most of the year and so get into the habit of using public transit, then suddenly need to either pay or exercise over the summer break
This of course assumes a robust transit system, making the idea of taking the bus or train somewhere even worthwhile in the first place. Some places have that, some not so much
xorollo@leminal.space 2 days ago
Yep, most of the US does not have any public transit access. And I believe rural US probably contributes heavily to the most severe obesity numbers.